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I'm not against formal education entirely. I don't believe that everyone derives benefit equivalent to the cost (both to themselves, and the public cost) of col
by justin 14y ago
I'm not against formal education entirely. I don't believe that everyone derives benefit equivalent to the cost (both to themselves, and the public cost) of college tuition, but clearly there are a large number of professions that require a formal education, including ones in software development.
Like Emmett point out, however, I think any potential incremental benefit of a CS education at a top school is very much overvalued by recruiters.
- tossacct 14y ago>>>I don't believe that everyone derives benefit equivalent to the cost (both to themselves, and the public cost) of college tuition The "everyone" that you are referring to consists of the vast majority of university majors, which happen to be non-vocational. I would say that STEM majors are generally pretty close to vocational, but as you say lots of people can get the degree without actually learning anything useful to any specific employer. Which is what vocational schools are for. The biggest pity is that vocational schools aren't held up as great opportunities - lots of them are intellectually challenging - can you name and describe the function of all of the moving and non moving parts in your car? Also vocational schools are just as social as long as they are encompassed in a normal junior college. Oh and JOBS that pay MONEY. The funniest part of the tragedy is that (on average) someone going to vocational school for a law certificate is going to make less money than someone going to vocational school for an electrician or plumbing or automotive repair certificate. Have we mentioned debt and compound interest?