On 5/21/2016 3:05 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 03:18 pm, Rustom Mody wrote:
Given that for the most part, most of us are horribly uneducated [
http://www.creativitypost.com/education/9_elephants_in_the_classroom_that_should_unsettle_us
]
how do we go about correcting our wrong primacies?
An interesting article, but very US-centric.
Nevertheless, let's not forget that the general school system is designed to
churn out more-or-less identical workers capable of pulling the levers on
late 19th and early 20th century machines for their bosses. The fact that
it does more than that, even if badly, is a bonus.
Under various proposals in the U.S., everyone will soon learn how to
program and/or become a computer scientist. Won't be long before some
snotty-nosed brat graduates from preschool, takes a look at your code,
and poops in his diapers. He will then dips his finger into his diaper,
write on the whiteboard how your code can be written in a single line,
and summary dismiss you with security escorting you off the premises.
Gotta love the future. :)
Thank you,
Chris R.
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