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I read a lot of anti-diplomas ideology, especially from US culture. Over the years I've realized that the multi-years selection people go through in academia is

by lwouis 5y ago

I read a lot of anti-diplomas ideology, especially from US culture. Over the years I've realized that the multi-years selection people go through in academia is a decent and most importantly long process to select people. A lot of the conversation is on interviews these days, on the idea that anyone can be a genius programmer after a bootcamp. While I don't deny it's possible, I think traditional selection based on the school people went to, and building a relationship between companies and school is a good thing. Trying to holistically evaluate a worker in a few hours is not nice. It's very intense for candidates to have such opportunities to unlock in such a short time. People prepare for interviews intensely, and can live rejections as a deep traumas as a result. Having this process happen over years in academia seems healthier, and more accurate. Companies would benefit from having their HR spend time studying curriculums of some schools, and build relationships. That guarantees a steady flow of qualified workers. I see this where I live here in Japan, and I'm quite found of the work culture / society it produces.

waisbrot 5y ago
That's good except, as you point out, in the US where schools are paid by the individual. At least some of the anti-diploma sentiment here in the US is because we understand that it would just result in "people born rich are the only ones who can get hired for good jobs".
- lwouis 5y ago
  I don't think there is anything you can do to prevent rich kids from having an easy life. They are not numerous though, but definition. So the concern shouldn't be too large as well. In France where i'm from, and also here in Japan, i see the education system as mostly working. People get educated and the people more designed for more study can pursue while other go working before them. This seems to work enough to me. I wouldn't know how to improve it without regressing more on other fronts, for instance

by lwouis 5y ago

waisbrot 5y ago

That's good except, as you point out, in the US where schools are paid by the individual. At least some of the anti-diploma sentiment here in the US is because we understand that it would just result in "people born rich are the only ones who can get hired for good jobs".

lwouis 5y ago
I don't think there is anything you can do to prevent rich kids from having an easy life. They are not numerous though, but definition. So the concern shouldn't be too large as well. In France where i'm from, and also here in Japan, i see the education system as mostly working. People get educated and the people more designed for more study can pursue while other go working before them. This seems to work enough to me. I wouldn't know how to improve it without regressing more on other fronts, for instance