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His statements are absolutely true... about a handful of fields people go to school for: Computer Sciences, absolutely. Mechanical & Architectural Engineering,
by ChiperSoft 15y ago
His statements are absolutely true... about a handful of fields people go to school for:
Computer Sciences, absolutely.
Mechanical & Architectural Engineering, sure.
Mathematics & Physics, possibly, if you're gifted at it.
Biology & Chemistry... maybe, but it'd take a LOT of study
None of this applies for fields that you can't be self-taught or learned on the job. Medical, Law, Business... these are all things that need to be taught in a formal setting.
Given the author's mention of StackOverflow and LinkedIn, I'm inclined to think his perspective is skewed towards education involving the programming and web development.
- ajdecon 15y agoI'd leave chemistry off the list: lab work is essential, and very few individuals have the money or the permits to obtain the chemicals you work with in a chem-majors class. I don't know biology well enough to talk, but I suspect that molecular bio at least suffers from the same problems as chem. And you can self-teach physics theory, but experimental physics can require some very specialized and expensive equipment. Not to mention the opportunities to work in research labs, which is where I did most of my education...
- ChiperSoft 15y agoYou're right, I should have said "a lot of study, and somebody willing to let you play in their lab."