David, I have to say, I do plan on returning to school at one point for my Ph.D...but it won't be in CS or any "vocational" field. I have several things in mind but they're all extremely impractical. :)
The only "vocational" type of education I can see myself getting is a law degree if I ever, in the years I have left, do decide to pursue that...but we'll see how this programming thing pans out! Also -- re our classes: We had geometry and algebra and chemistry and bio -- but the calculus and physics were "for the boys". LOL! I guess they were very afraid we'd start burning our bras and building nuclear weapons in our kitchens?? --Kristina > Kristina Anderson wrote: > > Ajai -- in order to choose a math or science type of major at the > > university, students were required to have taken Physics in HS. So > > refusing me permission to do the senior year Physics course in HS > > effectively left me out of that option. > > > > Bearing in mind this was 30 years ago and I do HOPE things have changed. > > Yes, they did. But this was common in Germany, too, when my parents went to > school. My aunt was lucky, she went to school right after the war and there > was a teacher shortage. They just didn't have the staff to teach different > classes. This is why she had geometry and algebra with the boys, something she > really appreciated when she later worked as a taylor. She once had to make > triangular and octogonal pillow covers. Among her staff she was the only one > who could figure out how to place the pieces on the cloth to lessen waste. > When I went to high school we had all classes together, including PE. That was > normal for us. We also had two years of "textile sculpturing" (couldn't find a > better translation). It was like art class, but with textiles only. This is > where I learned how to sow on buttons and make neat seams. Came in handy a few > days ago when my son squeezed his teddy a bit too much and the back popped > open. He was happy that I could do emergency surgery on his teddy. :) > Broad education is great....in high school! > > David > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
