RE: Education (Was Re: Techwriting After the Boom)

Subject: RE: Education (Was Re: Techwriting After the Boom)
From: Chris Gooch <chris -dot- gooch -at- lightworkdesign -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 13:16:08 +0100



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>IMNVHO, at least the first two years of post secondary education should
>be devoted to liberal arts courses such as: art history; philosophy; and
>great literature works and oratory. Such courses should include
>extensive training in explaining opposing points of view. This would
>teach the fundamentals of problem analysis and explanation of solutions.

But most of the classes were hands-off yakkety-yak classes. They'd talk the
hind leg off a donkey about stuff that could be disposed of in minutes in
the lab -- Zeno's paradox, for instance -- and never reach a conclusion.
++++++++

Or, you could do maths and computing at university
and learn all of this plus something useful. :-)

helpfully,
Christopher Gooch, Technical Author
LightWork Design, Sheffield, UK.
www.lightworkdesign.com

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