training (was Resourceful BSD/Linux Network Administrator)

[Marc Ramirez]

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On Monday 05 July 2004 12:08 pm, Chris wrote:
> On Monday 05 July 2004 05:21 am, bja at Illinois.DynDNS.Org wrote:
> > > As for learning via reading: that is fine for many -- including myself.
> > > But many students need the extra push by actually attending a
> > > structured, hands-on class. Also classes, even running at a slow pace,
> > > can cover a lot more than a student trying to self-teach themselves.
> >
> > I disagree here. I'm a self-taught student and I doubt any classes would
> > have taught me as much as installing the system and using it day to day
> > for a couple months. I eventually set up a FreeBSD and my family and I
> > rely on it for just about all computer functions.
> >
> > Hands-on is great, but classes are not needed.
> >
> > Brandon Adams
>
> I agree 100% here. Nothing, I mean nothing can prepare you for real-life
> then setting up your own servers, then breaking them every way you can
> think of just to fix the issues.
>
> You can't learn that in a classroom.

Classrooms are not a substitute for experience.  

However, don't forget the original author's point that _for many students_ 
they need the class.  And, yes, they don't strictly _need_ the class, but 
there are a large variety of reasons that they need someone to be there with 
them while learning. I would venture that with the historical preponderance 
of trade guilds, master/apprentice relationships, centers of education, etc., 
that the a large part of the population falls into this category.

Without that, you will have an elitist club whose members just happen to have  
already acquired the ability to understand the basic concepts.

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Marc Ramirez
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