>Yup, SLARP is pretty cool. It's one good reason to use HDLC. It makes
>configuration so easy. Also, the students will love saying SLARP. I'm
>helping out with the academy at our local high school, as I've mentioned
>before. Those students will love saying SLARP, over and over and over again.
>
>Lately, they have taken to giving me a hard time about "Sniffer." They
>snicker every time I say it. It's kind of embarrassing, to be honest. I
>want them to take it seriously. It's all boys, so I'm worried that Sniffer
>means something dirty. Sigh.
that context is rather clean, compared to my metaphor for doing a
wireless transfer between two Palm Pilots: the yuppie version of
dogs sniffing one another.
>
>I'm having a hard time, in general, teaching networking to kids who don't
>really love it and don't have to know it for their jobs. I got spoiled,
>teaching classes to people who had paid money to be there and needed the
>info to survive on the job. I'm sure it's quite different at a community
>college, but you probably get some young people too. Any advice?? Thanks!
>
>Talk to you later!
>
>Priscilla
>
Priscilla,
I think you raise some very good points, and this list may actually
be a very good place to get insights into it. My teenage
motivations were a long time ago in memory. At the time, routers
were steam powered...actually, they hadn't been invented yet. My
weird nerd interests were much more in microbiology.
I'm afraid that I often go into hysterical giggling when people start
saying their generation is so cool because they grew up with the
technology...well, I can sort of say that too. Sure, I know people
that have been doing networking longer than I have...Scott Bradner
and Vint Cerf come to mind.
So my perspective is going to be different from someone of the same
age who is just transitioning into the field. But it's also going to
be different from someone in high school or early college. I'd
encourage people here that have peers in the situation Priscilla
describes -- in networking classes, without much life experience --
help us understand how best to motivate them, how to communicate with
them.
You've also made the point with respect to the acceptance of software
piracy, that perhaps there is a sense of entitlement by people that
don't have a personal sense of earning one's living through product
development. I'd pose the question to the younger people on the list
-- does this fit your experience, or are we completely in left field?
_________________________________
FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
