Re: I've had my current job for

[merlyn]

For me, it depends on what "job" means. I've owned and operated Stonehenge for 14 years now, but it's only been a corporation for the past two years, so prior to that, I was merely "gainfully unemployed". Now I finally get W-2s from Stonehenge. I don't recall if I had to fill out my own I-9. I certainly didn't show a Social Security card because I haven't had one since my wallet was stolen in 1980.

So depending how you measure it, it's either 14 years, 2 years, 9 years (master trainer for Stonehenge), 6 months (teaching grad school at OGI as an adjunct professor) or hour-by-hour for each of the courses I teach. {grin}

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

[LeGo]

I really wish I could do grad school some where. That looks to be a nice bit of good classes.

But being that my undergrad GPA was not all that great and money is an issue...

Why can't education be fee? Merlyn if you ever offer a class via the web let me know.

LeGo

[merlyn]

Merlyn if you ever offer a class via the web let me know.

I've heard this question a lot. But I'm never sure what it means.

Does it mean "if you ever put up your course materials on the web for free, let me know", because that's not likely to happen without a good business case. And I've already got 120 magazine columns for free on the web. Have you seen those? And the courseware is already available in a low-cost form, called "The Llama Book".

If it means "if you ever conduct a class on the web, let me know" then very likely it'll cost the same as the open-enrollment courses we offer in Portland and elsewhere, because the benefit will be the same. Except I'm unlikely to do that, because I'd have to reinvest another $75K or so to develop and rewrite my materials for web delivery, and yet the return would not be there.

So, what do you mean? What are you really asking for?

-- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker

[LeGo]

I am not speaking for everyone here or that has asked you about this.

What I was referring to was something like what NCSU (North Carolina State University) does. So the college has classes. You can take intro to C++ (CSC 114). You can go to class or take the online version. Basically the online version allows you to take the course and get credit for it via the web. You get your assignments via the web and submit your hw via the web. The only thing you have to show up for physically are the test (2) and the final.

The reason I said this comment was becuase it is easy to take a class in another state via the web. Our school has lots of people that do that. The only problem is the lack of courses offered this way. It is hard for me to go to a conference in San Diego or to do a cruise but a course via the web is easier/cheapier (in some instances). College courses are ussually accepted towards a degree of some kind also.

I personally own a few books (including "The Llama Book"), but taking the class I feel would be more interactive and educational. There are more reasons and explanations but I don't want this to get to long... if you want more or this does not explain it let me know...

LeGo