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by tyler- 8y ago
The wealthy have the income to test prep for high scores. The poor don’t necessarily have the time or money to focus as much on test prep as the rich. Your method may exclude a population of the poor.
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by tyler- 8y ago
Seems like most articles written on this subject assume young people come from "well-off enough" families that can support them, even if they themselves are broke. It seems like "my family can support me" is universally
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by tyler- 8y ago
People from poor demographics in general are discriminated against in various ways. Want to learn math but come from a poor neighborhood? Good luck. You’re probably locked in a school system with bad teachers and few if any math courses bey
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by tyler- 8y ago
What sort of jobs did Amazon have in mind for the locals in LIC (if any)? Were they considering providing tech training to hire them into software development roles? Or did they have in mind lower paying jobs? The bigger question is how can
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by tyler- 8y ago
I like this book: https://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Symmetry-Exposing-Patterns-N...
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by tyler- 8y ago
I think what is often missed in mainstream discussions on "giftedness" is those gifted but with disabilities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice_exceptional These are students that are gifted, but due to the
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by tyler- 8y ago
I take it as a joke. Not everyone is married or has a significant other. But guess what? Now you do and you can advertise, just like everyone else. It is like a support animal, except now you have a support "significant other".
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by tyler- 8y ago
Thanks! Roughly, what does is the difference between a senior and principle engineer? How common is it to reach senior for a normal dev vs principle?
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by tyler- 8y ago
What kind of skill sets do you have to warrant Amazon paying you that much? What kind of skill sets do developers have at this level that differentiates them from everyone else?
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by tyler- 8y ago
What kind of companies pay software engineers 300k+? Is it realistic to make 500k-1 million+ at these companies as a developer? What sort of title/level are these developers at? How much is it in stocks/rsus vs salary at that poin
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by tyler- 8y ago
Another idea to retain or hire faculty: let them have dual enrollment at tech companies and universities. Not sure if this is a good idea, or if it works. But I'd certainly be interested in studying the outcomes of it. Potentially coul
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by tyler- 8y ago
Budgeting is an issue with my school as well. Our school is understaffed and has been opening up positions for new faculty hiring, including hiring teaching only positions (where they hire PhDs for such positions, with renewal contracts). I
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by tyler- 8y ago
Some universities rank those that are majoring in CS higher up in the registration chain, than those taking it for elective, those that are minoring in CS and those that are returning back to school. This means multitudes of students face d