No I've done it. Building block it up and use meaningful examples. There is still a need for intro level classes, but after that you can proceed in an incremental procedure resembling prototyping or.... an agile approach. It helps if you are a good generalist.
A&M had a reputation a looooonnnngggg time ago.
It's Texas A&M
Seriously, Texas A&M has a reputation as a low quality school. I reads some papers from A&M researchers...... painful.
1. These students are taking more than just His class.
oh boohoo. I have not only more than one task to do daily at my job I also have to maintain a household, family relationship, pay bills and taxes, shop for food, exercise to maintain my health etc. Real life is busy, you better learn to get used to it.
2. Chances are the class is required. Meaning most of the students don't have too much interest in the class.
I have a good job, but I would like to do something else. I have tried to change career paths but due to personal and financial reasons keep getting pulled back into programming. In real life you have to be at least interested enough to pull a decent paycheck. Now replace "grade" with "paycheck" and you will see the analogy.
3. The students are filled with other concerns then just that class. Finding a girl/boy friend, trying to keep on on what he should socially be.
See above, point number 1.
4. Because he specialized in that topic for so long, there isn't any empathy on the fact that people just don't get it, the first time.
So what? In real life I have often had to teach myself something because no one else would. I also had to track down outside sources because the people who were supposed to know did not or didn't share, the documentation was poor or missing[1], or I was so far ahead of everyone else *I* was the expert. Get it the first time? Most people will not. And if you are like most people, which I suspect you are, you will have to teach yourself at times.
It sounds to me like a good introduction to reality. And no, you are *not* a "Master of the Universe" as the Universe does not care about you, me, or anyone else. You are not a special little snowflake. Deal with it.
What happened to gumption? Self-reliance? Independence?
[1]Programmers attempting to write documentation is another rant for another time.
You are not changing the content, just the delivery methodology. The content can be the same; Calculus, Dif. Eq., Statics, Fluid Dynamics, etc. But wrapped up in a more practical and meaningful set of course work.
You want it funky dirty native:
It was time for a reduction in head count.
What if the kid can't read? Is disabled ot live in some backwater like Appalachia were ignorance is a virtue.
God save us from educational reform. We have had 30 years of it and things only get worse and worse. Less relevant course work, too many tests, talent driven out of the system, destruction of decent school lunches, no PE, etc. All that is left is sports and tests. The last 30 years has been an exercise in how to destroy an educational system.
That does not make sense. If you want to attract great talent, offer great pay. Isn't that what we say in the private sector? If it is true then teachers need more money, not less.
Let's party like it's 1999!
Because ESRI was eating their lunch.
Good point, this place http://www.vla.nrao.edu/ is in a dead zone for artificial radio waves. It makes it ideal for research. A few balloons in the area may be like shining a search light into a telescope.
Psychiatry is a medical profession where the practitioners go to medical school and then train in the profession as per other medical professions. Psychology is not medicine. Psychologist study human emotions, thought, mental illnesses and disorders (overlapping Psychiatrists) but cannot prescribe unless they also train as a doctor or a Psych nurse. Psychologists do more counseling and group dynamics. Psychiatrists are more focused on drug treatments, but often work in tandem with Psychologists.
Psychological is training based on both medical and Psychological research.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death. -- James F. Byrnes
