Comments on: Education and the future of technology http://allgirls.ncgs.org/education-and-the-future-of-technology/ A blog for the National Coalition of Girls' Schools Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:27:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 All Girlshttp://allgirls.ncgs.org/wp-content/themes/default/images/AllGirlsRSSHeader-sized.gifhttp://allgirls.ncgs.org12440A blog for the National Coalition of Girls' Schools By: Diducu http://allgirls.ncgs.org/education-and-the-future-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-23577 Diducu Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:09:09 +0000 http://allgirls.ncgs.org/?p=158#comment-23577 Thanks for the information .. anyway nice blog keep going with this one .. nice . .. Thanks for the information .. anyway nice blog keep going with this one .. nice . ..

]]> By: Stuart Schulman http://allgirls.ncgs.org/education-and-the-future-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-4030 Stuart Schulman Fri, 22 May 2009 20:20:11 +0000 http://allgirls.ncgs.org/?p=158#comment-4030 I got into the technology business in the 1980's when there was a severe shortage of talent. It was expected that you would not know the technology and learn it on the fly. That's what we did. There was no fuss made about it. Nowadays, job postings request "10 years of .NET experience" when .NET hasn't even been out for 10 years, or well maybe it has, but you get my drift. Graduating students need to be flexible. I believe that's the ultimate point of a college education. It's not trade school, it's a place to learn to think and adapt. HR departments of companies that want to stay ahead need to value flexibility and thinking skills over rote technical proficiency. I got into the technology business in the 1980’s when there was a severe shortage of talent. It was expected that you would not know the technology and learn it on the fly. That’s what we did. There was no fuss made about it. Nowadays, job postings request “10 years of .NET experience” when .NET hasn’t even been out for 10 years, or well maybe it has, but you get my drift.

Graduating students need to be flexible. I believe that’s the ultimate point of a college education. It’s not trade school, it’s a place to learn to think and adapt. HR departments of companies that want to stay ahead need to value flexibility and thinking skills over rote technical proficiency.

]]> By: Ted Phair http://allgirls.ncgs.org/education-and-the-future-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-3785 Ted Phair Thu, 21 May 2009 14:13:01 +0000 http://allgirls.ncgs.org/?p=158#comment-3785 I went to a college graduation ceremony in December where many of these facts were cited by one of the numerous deans and university officials who spoke. It sounded familiar to me; I think I may have read something along these same lines in Thomas Friedman's Hot, Flat, and Crowded. The point that Ms. Reed makes though is important. Education these days, is a different ball of wax and the competition that the young work force will face is daunting. I went to a college graduation ceremony in December where many of these facts were cited by one of the numerous deans and university officials who spoke. It sounded familiar to me; I think I may have read something along these same lines in Thomas Friedman’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded.

The point that Ms. Reed makes though is important. Education these days, is a different ball of wax and the competition that the young work force will face is daunting.

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