Raul, Sorry, not J-specific but I agree ++1. You have touched on the possibility that the Anglo-US university model is a dreadful cancer on society. The model is spread into the K-12 education system, as well as some corporate. In truth many 16-year olds are capable of making their way in the work force. Especially in IT, (perhaps even more with J!) Why there is a need for an additional 5-6 years of training to become an IT person is amazing... But not if you find out (in Australia at least), accreditation bodies for many jobs, are dominated by academics. It is like putting arms manufacturers in charge of foreign policy. The Swiss-German model of having much more use of apprenticeship even in commercial areas should be used more than the current idea of 40-50 percent of kids going to College/University. The J symbol issue is redundant. The issue is, as you say, the evil influence of academics on society. Richard Hill
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raul Miller Sent: Saturday, 13 April 2013 02:29 To: Chat forum Subject: Re: [Jchat] [Jprogramming] J and APL symbols It's not only the APL community which has suffered at the hands of the educational community. http://www.veracode.com/blog/2013/04/why-johnny-cant-code/ But I wonder if anyone has been studying the economics of educationally driven corporate restructures. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
