[Coco] Back to School

[Boisy Pitre]

Rod,

I wasn't aware that you were pursuin your comp-sci degree.  It sounds  
like you're from the high school class of '88, like me.  That would  
put us at about the same age.  So where are you in your studies and  
your pursuit for your degree?  And where are you going?

In my last two years of college experience, I found that professors  
were amicable to older students in their classroom. Though they  
didn't give special treatment, you could tell that they were annoyed  
with the slackers and perpetually tardy students (most all who were  
much younger).  Of course, that made professors more affable to those  
who were working harder.
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On Aug 28, 2006, at 7:32 AM, Rod Barnhart wrote:

> Is it me, or does it seem that this list has a relatively high  
> percentage of
> non-traditional students on it? I went back last fall to formalize my
> comp-sci education. I haven't been out of high school quite as long  
> as you
> have, but I'm still usually the oldest person in the classroom  
> (typically
> including instructors), with just 2 years to go to my 20-year high  
> school
> reunion. My experience has generally been great, but you might run  
> into the
> occasional instructor who has no real-world experience who practice  
> always
> follows theory, when you know that the real world doesn't always  
> work the
> way it should ;) Though at a community college, that's probably a  
> bit less
> likely to happen than at a state college.
>
> Rod
>
>
> On 8/27/06, Bruce W. Calkins <brucecalkins at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Was: [Coco] followup on nitros9/disto errors
>>
>> And on that note, I'll drop the line that I'm going back to school
>> starting
>> tomorrow.  Electrical / Electronic Engineering Technology, Computer
>> Systems
>> Concentration, at Chattanooga State Community College.   Other
>> concentrations sharing the first year curriculum are Automated  
>> Controls
>> and
>> Networking Technology.
>>
>> I'm not sure just how much to blame my CoCo('s) (From 01-1983) and  
>> this
>> fine
>> assemblage of personas for this choice.  We'll be finding out just  
>> how
>> well
>> this old man can keep up with the other kids in class.  (33 years  
>> after
>> High
>> School)  Although it's creates some trepidation when one has to get a
>> dictionary out before he's finished reading the introductions to  
>> the text
>> books. (pedagogy)
>>
>> Bruce W.
>>
>>
>> > Chuckle, and its the learning that is the fun, Mike. :)
>> >
>> > Cheers, Gene
>> > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>> >  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>> > -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>>
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