Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 13:19:34 -0400 From: Marc Ramirez <marc.ramirez@bluecirclesoft.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org, racerx@makeworld.com Subject: Re: training (was Resourceful BSD/Linux Network Administrator) Message-ID: <200407051319.42499.marc.ramirez@bluecirclesoft.com> In-Reply-To: <200407051108.08551.racerx@makeworld.com> References: <20040704121112.GK43549@iconoplex.co.uk> <32837.192.168.1.238.1089022879.squirrel@Illinois.DynDNS.Org> <200407051108.08551.racerx@makeworld.com>
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=2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 05 July 2004 12:08 pm, Chris wrote: > On Monday 05 July 2004 05:21 am, bja@Illinois.DynDNS.Org wrote: > > > As for learning via reading: that is fine for many -- including mysel= f. > > > But many students need the extra push by actually attending a > > > structured, hands-on class. Also classes, even running at a slow pace, > > > can cover a lot more than a student trying to self-teach themselves. > > > > I disagree here. I'm a self-taught student and I doubt any classes would > > have taught me as much as installing the system and using it day to day > > for a couple months. I eventually set up a FreeBSD and my family and I > > rely on it for just about all computer functions. > > > > Hands-on is great, but classes are not needed. > > > > Brandon Adams > > I agree 100% here. Nothing, I mean nothing can prepare you for real-life > then setting up your own servers, then breaking them every way you can > think of just to fix the issues. > > You can't learn that in a classroom. Classrooms are not a substitute for experience. =20 However, don't forget the original author's point that _for many students_= =20 they need the class. And, yes, they don't strictly _need_ the class, but=20 there are a large variety of reasons that they need someone to be there wit= h=20 them while learning. I would venture that with the historical preponderance= =20 of trade guilds, master/apprentice relationships, centers of education, etc= =2E,=20 that the a large part of the population falls into this category. Without that, you will have an elitist club whose members just happen to ha= ve =20 already acquired the ability to understand the basic concepts. =2D --=20 Marc Ramirez Blue Circle Software Corporation 513-688-1070 (main) 513-382-1270 (direct) http://www.bluecirclesoft.com http://www.mrami.com (personal) =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFA6Y2sg1EgpGw750IRAj8nAKCbKHuKzDSe3ZR9NhEhObs3nIYE2wCfT5YH IAElrmcnCk90ou74a8M/eGE=3D =3Dr8AV =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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