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I bounced around from a (non-elite) state school, to community college, and finally ended up with a CS degree from a fairly mediocre accredited private universi
by nsxwolf 13y ago
I bounced around from a (non-elite) state school, to community college, and finally ended up with a CS degree from a fairly mediocre accredited private university.
I had a pretty bad attitude about education after my high school experiences, so I just fancied myself as some sort of autodidact that does things his own way without concern for the "system, man".
I've done well for myself as an engineer, so I feel that I cam out of it all ok. But now that I have kids, I don't really want to pass on my bad attitudes onto them, so I guess I'm facing some of the issues this article discusses.
- jrs235 13y agoI just remembered a book I came across in college. I highly recommend that everyone read it, but not until after they graduate high school (otherwise fewer people would care about graduating high school). It's called The Underachiever's Manifesto is very small 4 by 6 inches and only 96 pages. It's a very fast and enjoyable read. http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/the-underachiever-s-manifesto.html http://www.chroniclebooks.com/titles/the-underachiever-s-man... EDIT: Your comment reminded me of this book because I want my children to read it someday (but I don't want them to get the attitude too early)...