I didn't think I needed to. I thought it was quite obvious.
I'll humor you, though. It's because being a student of centuries of knowledge is a far more reliable and much faster way to learn than trying to reinvent and rediscover everything yourself.
I suppose I was unnecessarily snarky/sarcastic in my previous comment/s. But I was trying to imply that college professors dont reinvent centuries of discoveries, so you dont necessarily get that in college.
You only get what the professors know(and have the ability to teach), which is relatively small compared to how much information they cant know which is also interesting and/or valuable.
We probably have differences in opinion about this though.
I suppose I was unnecessarily snarky/sarcastic in my previous comment/s. But I was trying to imply that college professors dont reinvent centuries of discoveries, so you dont necessarily get that in college.
Ah, but you see, they don't need to either. Are you familiar with an information transmission device known as a "book"? They allow a person with the appropriately specialized background to learn from people who are not present and may even be dead!
I understood the point you were attempting to make, but I purposefully left it alone. Your sarcasm missed the mark quite badly.
You only get what the professors know(and have the ability to teach), which is relatively small compared to how much information they cant know which is also interesting and/or valuable.
This issue is addressed by the presence of large libraries and multiple professors. The former expands the amount of stored information and thus teachable knowledge. The latter expands the number of things that can be taught at once.
To be fair a (proper...) self-learner isn't going to sit around and try to "rediscover" all the algorithms and computing theory.
I'm doing it myself currently to bridge the gap between my degree and compsci. I'm not coding endlessly to hope that something clicks. I'm basing my learning off of various computer science curriculums and using the textbooks they list where possible. The same textbooks students are using.
There's a very common meme that hard work and the "School of Life" or "University of Hard Knocks" are just as good as a real education.
While perhaps occasionally true, I have my doubts about the universal truth of this notion.
cooledcannon 0 points · May 2014
Why?
Kalium 3 points · May 2014
How many people do you know who have successfully independently re-invented decades to centuries of discoveries?
cooledcannon 2 points · May 2014
Not many, if any. Including college professors.
Kalium 1 points · May 2014
And that's why I have my doubts.
cooledcannon 2 points · May 2014
You were comparing it to a "real education". You didnt explain why it[the "real education"] was better.
Kalium 2 points · May 2014
I didn't think I needed to. I thought it was quite obvious.
I'll humor you, though. It's because being a student of centuries of knowledge is a far more reliable and much faster way to learn than trying to reinvent and rediscover everything yourself.
cooledcannon 1 points · May 2014
I suppose I was unnecessarily snarky/sarcastic in my previous comment/s. But I was trying to imply that college professors dont reinvent centuries of discoveries, so you dont necessarily get that in college.
You only get what the professors know(and have the ability to teach), which is relatively small compared to how much information they cant know which is also interesting and/or valuable.
We probably have differences in opinion about this though.
Kalium 0 points · May 2014
Ah, but you see, they don't need to either. Are you familiar with an information transmission device known as a "book"? They allow a person with the appropriately specialized background to learn from people who are not present and may even be dead!
I understood the point you were attempting to make, but I purposefully left it alone. Your sarcasm missed the mark quite badly.
This issue is addressed by the presence of large libraries and multiple professors. The former expands the amount of stored information and thus teachable knowledge. The latter expands the number of things that can be taught at once.
jas25666 1 points · May 2014
To be fair a (proper...) self-learner isn't going to sit around and try to "rediscover" all the algorithms and computing theory.
I'm doing it myself currently to bridge the gap between my degree and compsci. I'm not coding endlessly to hope that something clicks. I'm basing my learning off of various computer science curriculums and using the textbooks they list where possible. The same textbooks students are using.
Kalium 0 points · May 2014
Bear in mind that textbooks aren't designed to be a primary teaching instrument. They're designed to be an aid to a teacher who knows the material.
Good luck! I fear you may need it.