While this would be a reason for many not to get into engineering at all, I don't know that it supports the problem set described in the article(s), specifically the part that says "failing to get any degree".
The core of the problem I think is that the public education system nor the current methods of raising children prepares them for a world where you don't get accolades for just showing up.
Erm, no
I agree with you completely and that was my point, though presented in a much more tongue and cheek fashion.
The post talks about changing things at the college level. This reeks of the same logic that got us to where we give kids medals for just showing up.
If the number of engineers has decreased and the teaching methods have been a constant
Seems like the problem is somewhere else in the equation.
Coakley said that her investment in protecting consumers from identity theft was personal, acknowledging that her bank account was emptied after cyber criminals stole her debit card information during a ski trip to New Hampshire. It was not the first time Coakley had mentioned the incident in public. After skimming the card info, Coakley said the thieves attempted to use it to purchase a laptop from Dell Computer, which detected the fraudulent transaction and contacted Coakley. Not so Apple, whose iTunes media store was used to make a slew of transactions that emptied the Attorney General's account.
You may be considering learning to read.
If I had mod points, I'd mod you up.
You know what I do when I happen upon one of those super-awesome flash sites? I navigate away as fast as possible. Because as you say - they *suck* (And that's being kind).
Luckily, I can usually hit the back button before they finish loading the "intro" and not have to suffer through whatever it is that's about to display on my screen.
And now
So while yes, the people *who already could do simple problems on paper* benefited from the calculator, I'm going to go out on a limb that many didn't.
And that's ignoring the part where video games didn't run on the calculator. Or Facebook.
Correct. Same as every "free" service you use on the internet. Social networks just make it easier than trying to track you with cookies, etc because you actually have a identifying login.
There's no such thing as free. You're paying with your behaviors and demographics.
I fully support someone choosing not to use a service because they don't care for this bargain, but people who don't seem to understand that businesses aren't in business to give them stuff for free kinda annoy me.
People who buy into an HOA don't want an old house. Or don't want to buy land in BFE and build something.
In many major metros there is no such thing as new construction (and by new, lets say 10-15 years) that isn't in an HOA.
Thankfully my current HOA is fairly benign (well, except for providing very little for your money - at least the trash gets picked up). The last one wasn't and just chock full of little Napoleons.
Exactly. I shoot motorsports with a canon DSLR (D20) and a 400mm lens. Not the same thing as pulling out a little point and shoot and pressing the button
Are you asking for Masters graduates specifically? If so, why?
No. In fact, we don't require a degree at all.
My statement that "we feel this is perfect for a recent college grad" was not to exclude non-degree holders who know what they're doing but rather "If you just graduated college, we think this would be a suitable position".
I would happily hire someone with little to no paid professional experience that could demonstrate an understanding of the basics as well as an interest to learn. Sadly, they simply don't seem to exist these days. Much like college graduates able to do the same.
Does the degree even establish much anymore?
No, it doesn't. In fact, in our experience they are completely and utterly useless even when trying to make the argument that they "teach you how to learn".
We've been trying to fill two Jr. engineer positions; this is a position we feel is perfect for a recent college grad. Every applicant, without exception, has a Masters degree in Comp Sci.
They can't make it through our technical interview without extensive hand-holding, almost to the point of you having to do it for them. And I'm not talking about syntax; I'm even willing to be lenient in that dept. since it's on a white board, most of them are new at interviewing, etc. I'm talking about fundamental problems with logic - they aren't able to figure out fairly simple, straight forward problems. I've had candidates that couldn't properly create a for loop, and even after walking them through the logic (You can have *two* conditionals there
And the ones that don't even make it through the phone screen? I question what it is they've been doing for the last 6 years, because it certainly didn't involve learning anything; basic questions about data structures and theory? Yeah
We've had to seriously beef up our phone screening and pre-screen test so as not to waste time bringing people in. We recently hired someone from the NY State University at Buffalo
Between phone screens and on-sites, that's probably a one-in-100 for us at the moment.
If I had mod points
I always love "the good new ideas"
What you're likely to see if this comes to pass is that people who "opt out" are then bitching that they now have to actually, you know, PAY for things like email, search, social networks, etc, just like in the good 'ol days when GEnie, compuserve, AOL, Prodigy, and your local ISP were charging by the hour for access.
Yup. Lying. Or whomever told him the story was.
You can have a bench warrant posted for not paying or appearing for a ticket that *you signed* (which means you were given notice).
No notice, no warrant, no arrest.
There's a *slight* difference in how it works between a collections (civil) case and a criminal one. Specifically that whole "being served" thing.
For God's sake, stop researching for a while and begin to think!
