Most people don’t. Let me get this out of the way: there are many jobs that can only be done professionally after many years of careful supervised study. If you are going or went to college to do one of those types of jobs, this post isn’t about you. This post is about me — [...]
Posts Tagged ‘education’
College: Who needs it?
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 by Brandon | 4 Comments
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: college, economics, education, schooling, utopia
Filed under: Society & Politics | Tags: college, economics, education, schooling, utopia
Why schools are turning out programmers that can’t program
Saturday, Dec 31st, 2005 by Brandon | 0 Comments
Filed under: Software & Technology | Tags: education, tech
Filed under: Software & Technology | Tags: education, tech
Joel always writes insightful and funny articles on computer science, and his latest doesn’t disappoint: The Perils of JavaSchool. I remember being totally enthralled when first learning pointer arithmetic, recursion, and such things. I loved it. I’m amazed any school would be willing to give a degree in computer science to people who can’t do [...]
The worship of education
Monday, May 10th, 2004 by Brandon | 0 Comments
Filed under: Christianity & Religion, Homeschooling, Society & Politics | Tags: education, schooling, society, utopia
Filed under: Christianity & Religion, Homeschooling, Society & Politics | Tags: education, schooling, society, utopia
Our society worships education. I just watched a segment on Fox News about a father who refused to let his son work on the family farm. The son really likes farming, and wants to farm, just like his dad. But the father has forbidden his son from pursuing the same career and has required him [...]
Virginia Government: Those kids are ours!
Thursday, Feb 19th, 2004 by Brandon | 0 Comments
Filed under: Homeschooling, Society & Politics | Tags: education, parenting, schooling, utopia
Filed under: Homeschooling, Society & Politics | Tags: education, parenting, schooling, utopia
In Virginia, children still belong to the government, and parents do not have the right to educate their children unless they have what the State considers a sufficient education themselves. [Article] Virginia throws parents a bone and allows them access to the development of their children if they are enrolled in a course that the [...]
Should people be allowed to feed their children at home?
Tuesday, Nov 4th, 2003 by Brandon | 0 Comments
Filed under: Homeschooling, Society & Politics | Tags: education, schooling, utopia
Filed under: Homeschooling, Society & Politics | Tags: education, schooling, utopia
Homefeeding Children: Threat or Menace?