I agree that college as a whole is a very learning, growing, and conditioning thing to one, but what I don't get is the simple formula: Get a book, listen to a teacher, and perform the tasks in the book or by the teacher. It seems that one COULD learn everything needed at home via the internet, books, or friends/relatives. What college gives is the "discipline" needed to force yourself to learn what is necessary for your field. I do find something funny though; I have a couple friends who go to a major university for their CS majors and they can code some feirce $hit in C++. The problem is they don't make it part of their lives so they don't know a d@mn thing about computers; they are in it for the $$$ only. I agree with using college as a stepping stone if it is aligned with ones own 'True Will' and don't let (what Aldous Huxley called) the "filters" be imposed upon your subconscious. Mmmkay...
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I agree that college as a whole is a very learning, growing, and conditioning thing to one, but what I don't get is the simple formula: Get a book, listen to a teacher, and perform the tasks in the book or by the teacher. It seems that one COULD learn everything needed at home via the internet, books, or friends/relatives. What college gives is the "discipline" needed to force yourself to learn what is necessary for your field. I do find something funny though; I have a couple friends who go to a major university for their CS majors and they can code some feirce $hit in C++. The problem is they don't make it part of their lives so they don't know a d@mn thing about computers; they are in it for the $$$ only. I agree with using college as a stepping stone if it is aligned with ones own 'True Will' and don't let (what Aldous Huxley called) the "filters" be imposed upon your subconscious. Mmmkay...