I saw this interesting quote on the front page today: publicly funded education, which already drains brain power and time
I totally agree! Publicly funded education is indeed a waste. For example, I learned much more OOP/Web Programming in a 2-week Microsoft-sponsored training than in a whole semester dedicated to that stuff, and that's university! Do you know of any really good learning plans that take a person from complete illiteracy to high-school-graduate-level but in a shorter time and more efficiently?
xSFx:I saw this interesting quote on the front page today: publicly funded education, which already drains brain power and time
Reminds me of a quote by Mark Twain, "Dont' let school stand in the way of your education."
xSFx:For example, I learned much more OOP/Web Programming in a 2-week Microsoft-sponsored training than in a whole semester dedicated to that stuff, and that's university!
I can empathize with you here. I learned more attempting a web startup during college than any of my classes combined.
xSFx:Do you know of any really good learning plans that take a person from complete illiteracy to high-school-graduate-level but in a shorter time and more efficiently?
Curious to know if there are any anyone knows of...
I wrote an article on the defect of schools. A typical school setting is designed to prevent learning and not encourage learning.
If you really want to learn, research things on your own.
I have my own blog at FSK's Guide to Reality. Let me know if you like it.