Hello, On Sat, 28 Jun 2008, Shakthi Kannan wrote: > I would prefer to work with people who have their basics (or > fundamental know-how) set right - whether it comes from college > education or experience, doesn't really matter.
I think we would all agree with this. The "fundas" must be OK. The two points of disagreement would be what the "fundas" are and how does one check that the "fundas" are right. The difficulty about irregular learning is that one does not know what has been missed. This is why there is a university --- to give a universal (as in all-round) education. Thus a certificate from a university is supposed to show that "nothing basic has been missed". Unfortunately, after a while, the university becomes a "certifying authority". The teachers find it easier to just follow the book and the students figure out how to do just enough to do the exams. "Education" in a real sense is given the go by. At that point it becomes important to get someone else to certify that the student is capable of "research" or learning/creating on their own. This leads to internships --- which is like vocational training. However, if someone did an intern-ship in a super-computing centre, what confidence do I have that that leads to a good application developer or mathematician? ... and so the cycle starts again. Regards, Kapil. -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
