Comment Re:Weeding out students who have to work (Score 2) 538
It is just too damn difficult for a working person to decide they want to become an engineer or programmer.
I just can't agree with this viewpoint. While it's true that there are some courses in the typical CS/IS curriculum that end up weeding out potential candidates from the program, it's not fair to blame the program for demanding excellence from it's students.
If you're working your way through school, it's going to take longer; that's just the way it is. If you've got a hard course, you can take a lighter load that semester to compensate.
A C++ class that has 20 hours per week of work does sound a bit excessive, but even so, it's going to produce students who are well versed in the use of the language.
Dedicated students should be rewarded with better grades. In my own experience, I worked full time, and went to school for about 12 hours a week (4 courses). I spent every night during the week studying and half of my weekend (every weekend) doing schoolwork. You get out what you put into your education. It's unfortunate that those of us who have to pay for it ourselves are at a slight disadvantage, but the hard work does pay off.
I just can't agree with this viewpoint. While it's true that there are some courses in the typical CS/IS curriculum that end up weeding out potential candidates from the program, it's not fair to blame the program for demanding excellence from it's students.
If you're working your way through school, it's going to take longer; that's just the way it is. If you've got a hard course, you can take a lighter load that semester to compensate.
A C++ class that has 20 hours per week of work does sound a bit excessive, but even so, it's going to produce students who are well versed in the use of the language.
Dedicated students should be rewarded with better grades. In my own experience, I worked full time, and went to school for about 12 hours a week (4 courses). I spent every night during the week studying and half of my weekend (every weekend) doing schoolwork. You get out what you put into your education. It's unfortunate that those of us who have to pay for it ourselves are at a slight disadvantage, but the hard work does pay off.
