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Based on the English (and other humanities) courses I took as an undergrad, in which the key to getting good grades was not rigor but repeating back what I imag
by joelgrus 12y ago
Based on the English (and other humanities) courses I took as an undergrad, in which the key to getting good grades was not rigor but repeating back what I imagined the professor wanted to hear, and based on my friends who were English (and other humanities) majors, who were delightful people but (for the most part) not particularly rigorous thinkers in the sense that Google is trying to hire for.
- matwood 12y agoDid you take any high level literature or english courses? Repeating back what the teacher wants to hear is fairly standard across all disciplines in low level courses. The people who I know who didn't just complete english degrees, but excelled were all very critical thinkers. The classes required reading, understanding, and then writing critically about what was read. Thinking was highly valued, particularly about nuances of the language and meaning. Of course people who are not good can slide by and get through school, but that can happen in any field. See CS grads who cannot write FizzBuzz for example.
- MisterBastahrd 12y agoNot much different than CS classes where you're learning methodology and showing that you can regurgitate it on a test, really.
- MisterBastahrd 12y agoNot much different than CS classes where you're learning methodology and showing that you can regurgitate it on a test, really.