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I get your points, thanks, but one thing we never wanted to comprise was quality. An education is often once in a lifetime, so I think one deserves the best pos
by jonsen 17y ago
I get your points, thanks, but one thing we never wanted to comprise was quality. An education is often once in a lifetime, so I think one deserves the best possible.
- TallGuyShort 17y agoSorry, quality was the wrong word. I don't mean to say you should the quality of your teaching, I mean you should focus on a more practical subject rather than something that you may see as a subject taught at "the best schools". Let me use food as an analogy. I see discrete mathematics as a spice. Yes, it's essential for a complete gourmet meal. But why offer a spice before the main staple? Sure it's a high-quality spice, but you're trying to sell it to people who don't have bread. Honestly, if I need software engineers in a small country, and you asked me to invest in your school, I'd withdraw all funding the second I found out your first and only (at the time) class was on discrete mathematics. To me that seems completely irrelevant to what your investors need.
- jonsen 17y agoPerhaps you nailed a major problem: Education should not give employers what they want. Education should give the graduate the best possible odds for a fulfilling professional lifetime.