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From: m87_jan_c@tdb.uu.se (Jan Carlsson)
Newsgroups: comp.edu
Subject: Re: Student preparedness
Message-ID: <565@tdb.uu.se>
Date: 8 Jan 89 22:12:26 GMT
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Organization: Dept. of scientific comp., Uppsala univ., Sweden
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In article <13201@bellcore.bellcore.com>, duncan@geppetto.ctt.bellcore.com (Scott Duncan) writes:
 
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>I think this is the issue:  the older student with some work experience just
>has a different attitude about working, studying, showing enthusiasm for a
>class.
>

  I agree with this and the reasons you mentioned,but I want to add one.
  The older student is (mostly) studying something that she/he  has
  a real interest in.Since a lot of people have the idea that you must
  go to the university to "become someting",they just "carry on" to
  the university ,and if they dont qualify for the education they selected
  as "no:1",then they try with "no:2",and so on.
  May I suggest som year of working experience for everyone before going to
  the university? According to my experience one year at work will add two
  years to the process of maturing,(at least).