Steve Jobs In Praise of Dropping Out

atlacatl writes "Wired reports on Steve Jobs giving a graduation speech: 'Jobs, 50, said he attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon but dropped out after only eight months because it was too expensive for his working-class family. He said his real education started when he "dropped in" on whatever classes interested him -- including calligraphy.' The irony: that most students were graduating. I wouldn't invite him for a high school graduation. Imagine all the 'hard' work teachers, parents and guidance counselors put into brainwashing every kid that he/she must go to University." (Jobs was speaking to the graduates at Stanford University.)

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college ain't what it used to be

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if yo look at colleges liek Columbia (rampant anti-semitism), Colorado (Ward Churchill), Haravrd ($50 million diversity crap), the all too obvious grade inflation, and the entire curriculum hijacked by the far left (everything is -studies now), the simple truth is that a college education isn't what it used to be. in fact, parents are spending 10's of thousand to have their children indoctrinated not educated. businesses are on to the game.

take for example history. a revolutionary american course is turned into women, indians, and the environment during the 1770's. war, yeah, but it was betweeen rapacious, sexist, hegemonic white males. the only losers were the aforementioned groups.

in a faculty meeting this past year, my principal showed us the resutls of a survey from businesses. the things they wanted most in high school (and college) grads are: reading, writing, self motivation, reliability, etc. college grads are spoiled little bitches. they expect a high paying, little effort job. they don't want to work, they don't want to pay their dues. you sysadmins who cut your teeth for years before you got you're first real job probably see tons of CS shit for brains come by and think they konw it all 'cause they have a fancy piece of paper.