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It's interesting. I guess to me programming a computer seems more clear, because presumably whoever created the programming language did so with the intention t

It's interesting. I guess to me programming a computer seems more clear, because presumably whoever created the programming language did so with the intention that it should actually be useful for programming ( C++ jokes aside. ) But people can be complicated, inconsistent, and resistant to the idea that they can be won over with a simple formula. I suppose it just depends on the teacher.

bane 15y ago
I'm over-simplifying a bit of course. Programming English teachers can be hard if they are really good. Good meaning, open to alternate interpretations of the material and different kinds of writing styles, but still demanding a high quality of critical analysis - the "how" you arrived at a conclusion, not that you matched their favored interpretation of the material. Sadly, most of the teachers I've encountered since 1st grade were not of this ilk. Most had particular favorite interpretations of the literature and if you didn't regurgitate their favored spin on a subject you'd get C's or lower. It took me till near the end of High School before I figured out that "game" so it's not trivial by any means. But there were always clues. For example, a particular lit class I took consisted entirely of Women's lit material, I was the only male in the class, and the discussions circled around various women's causes. The professor never specified that Women's issues were the flavor of the class, but everything else made it trivial to hack out 5 page essays about the plights of various female characters at the hands of their male tormentors. I ended the class with an reference letter and an introduction to study Lit at Oxford -- which I turned down for many issues. Note: I'm not putting down Women's causes in the slightest, only the lack of rigor in the coursework for the particular class I took.

bane 15y ago

I'm over-simplifying a bit of course. Programming English teachers can be hard if they are really good. Good meaning, open to alternate interpretations of the material and different kinds of writing styles, but still demanding a high quality of critical analysis - the "how" you arrived at a conclusion, not that you matched their favored interpretation of the material. Sadly, most of the teachers I've encountered since 1st grade were not of this ilk. Most had particular favorite interpretations of the literature and if you didn't regurgitate their favored spin on a subject you'd get C's or lower. It took me till near the end of High School before I figured out that "game" so it's not trivial by any means. But there were always clues. For example, a particular lit class I took consisted entirely of Women's lit material, I was the only male in the class, and the discussions circled around various women's causes. The professor never specified that Women's issues were the flavor of the class, but everything else made it trivial to hack out 5 page essays about the plights of various female characters at the hands of their male tormentors. I ended the class with an reference letter and an introduction to study Lit at Oxford -- which I turned down for many issues. Note: I'm not putting down Women's causes in the slightest, only the lack of rigor in the coursework for the particular class I took.