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(I'll admit to skimming up front) I didn't get the impression that he was suggesting people interested in Data Science should forego theory and lecture altoget
by mattlutze 13y ago
(I'll admit to skimming up front)
I didn't get the impression that he was suggesting people interested in Data Science should forego theory and lecture altogether.
His argument for building applied skills first, was that it would motivate academic pursuit later (as well as being immediately applicable). If you're already reading for your Ph.D. we might assume you're not at a loss for motivation :-)
(okay now I went back and reread)
I also get the impression he's talking to an application-focused audience. 16 year olds looking at colleges, or 20 year olds considering a focus for a masters, are probably not the target audience of the Harvard Business Review.
- kartikkumar 13y agoYea, I appreciate the fact that he isn't suggesting that people abandon school althogether. I think what irked me is his suggestion that school is maybe useful for the "odd stats class", suggesting to me that he doesn't believe that there is value beyond that. Perhaps my reading of the blog post isn't entirely correct. I agree that he's not making any statement directly to dissuade people from going to school. I just think that it's important to note that my experience of being in school is that it has given me freedom to be creative, experiment, play around with new technologies, and ultimately build applied skills. Perhaps I'm in the minority that feels that way ... EDIT: After reading the full blog post, I can see that his view is more nuanced than comes across on GigaOm.