Priscilla, I'd have to disagree with you here. We have many, many programs that are doing well in the high schools. We supervise 20 Local Acadamies of which 18 are high schools. In fact, the Academy Program was originally intended just for high schools and they comprise the bulk of our acadamies.
The key, we have found, is to be selective in the students you allow into the program. Without that, it can indeed be a very difficult curriculum to teach at the high school level. Prof. Tom Lisa, CCAI Community College of Southern Nevada Cisco ATC/Regional Networking Academy Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > Robert D. Cluett wrote: > > > > I like this statement.... > > > > "Times have changed, he said. Six years ago the technology was > > complex. > > Certification was important because it told an employer and > > customers that > > the certified professional could find his way around > > complicated networks. > > But now networks are easier to install and maintain. > > "Now they've dumbed it down to the point where a 12-year-old > > can install a > > Cisco router," Mazurek said. > > That's ridiculous, to put it bluntly. :-) The technology becomes more > complex every year. > > > > > Mazurek says that he pays little attention to certification > > when he is > > hiring. It is experience that matters to him. > > > > > > > > - A 12 year old, huh? > > Hey, I have experience trying to teach Cisco Networking Academy at the high > school level. It doesn't work. Many of the students didn't even have the > reading skills to follow the materials, let alone the sophisticated brain > CPU power required to understand the concepts. Only a few of the math whiz > types even got subnet maksing, and they don't plan to install routers for a > living. They plan to be computer scientists. > > Cisco Networking Academy does work at the college level, though. > > Priscilla > > > > > wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > From the web...just posted for dicussion fodder, I'm not > > making any > > > statements here or trying to discourage anyone... > > > > > > > > > http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci8434 > > 00,00.html Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=51091&t=51052 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
