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[Judy Perry]

I couldn't agree with you more!  I deplore how so-called universities
choose to transmorph themselves into trade schools.  Trade schools have
their place... as do universities.

I am always reminded of the joke about the engineer on his way to the
guillotine.  It, of course, malfunctions for many intended victims ahead
of him in the line.

When his turn comes up, he turns to the executioneer, points up to the
guillotine, and says, "You know, I think I see your problem..."

Judy

 On Tue, 26 Oct 2004, Richard Gaskin wrote:

> And as far as jobs in the US goes, it may be far more relevant to teach
> design and project management skills than straight programming,
> certainly more so than teach commodity languages like VB or Java.
>
> If universities choose to devolve into mere trade schools, perhaps the
> best assistance they could offer programming students is a one-way
> ticket to Bangladore. ;)
>
> But if they teach managerial and design skills, those non-commodity jobs
> are the most likely to remain available in the US throughout the 21st
> century.