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Unless you're going to a vocational school the point of an education should be to make you more well rounded as an individual. Although you may be shocked as yo
by michaelpinto 16y ago
Unless you're going to a vocational school the point of an education should be to make you more well rounded as an individual. Although you may be shocked as you go through your career how important liberal arts can be — one thing that amazes me is how much writing one does as an example.
If you look at the very best entrepreneurs they're curious about everything -- be it Steve Jobs and his interest in calligraphy or Bill Gate's current interest in international medical issues. I realize that at first glance these things seem to have nothing to do with tech, but they do as tech intersects with many other fields from finance to law to social interactions (yes sociology!).
In terms of what to study you should pick a subject you have a passion for and go for that — if most teachers see that you find something to be too simple the good ones will allow you to explore most subjects in depth. And in that sense getting the right teacher is just as important as picking the right course.
- keiferski 16y agoI'm actually a philosophy major, so I know how important liberal arts are. :) I'm interested in a wide, wide variety of areas, but I feel as if this thirst is better quenched online than in a specific semester-long course. There's more and better information online than any one introductory course will have.
- michaelpinto 16y agoI may be old fashioned but I think being in the same room as a good teacher and with good students seems to be much more valuable than online. Online seems to be great for learning very 2d subjects or doing fact gathering, but that stimulation tends to come from being in a room with other people (even if it's a dinner conversation or a party). Maybe the problem is that you need to go to a more engaging or specialized school? My gut tells me that your current environment isn't engaging you enough -- to me the answer to that is to find a new hood!
- bennesvig 16y ago"There are no uninteresting things only uninterested people." - GK Chesterton
- marklabedz 16y agoIn addition to exposure to a wide variety of topics, learning how to attack problems from various angles or using different frameworks is incredibly useful.