bazoukas
03-25-2003, 07:54 AM
On Thursday our head nacho instructor wants so have a meeting with the students to form a Programmer's Club. Good idea.
Now let me give you some info though.
a) She wants to take Linux Administration (not networking-mostly scripting) out of the course. Yeah good idea since Linux is an OS made by programmers FOR programmers.
b) The majority of the people in MY class ( I dont have a clue whats the deal with the people in the other programming classess) are sluckers. A semester ago I carried on my back three students and they got an A because of the team project that I did from start to end.
c) You tell them that you dont need to warez compilers. You can download the gcc compiler for windows and you are all good to go and they look at me and go "But its not from Microsoft" or "I dont know how to use it". :sigh:
d)You have asked them to start some kind of project that is outside of our school, just for the fun of it and they all go like..."uhh yeah,,,huh?"
END OF BACKGROUND INFO!!!! *And again am talking about the guys in MY class*
Now i have come up with some ideas to lay down on the meeting such us:
A) Have a small shop with CDs where students can copy free compilers and other GPL software (not Linux Software only but windows as well). Include also a small desk info to inform students about other OSs and provide CDs to copy.
B) Create a forum where we can go and exchange ideas, help each other with concepts in Programming and forums of that nature. That way a database will be created and new students can do searches and find answers that are related with what we covered in school instead of going on a wild goose hunt.
C) Have some LAN games so students will also get to know some basics things about networking and also teach on how to build a PC and install an OS.
(Yes, even the best students in there dont have a clue on how to install an OS. Not all of them, but plenty).
My question is this, should I bother saying all this taking into account the background info I gave you in fear of ****[Moderator's edit; profanity doesn't cut it here folks] people just blowing the whole thing up and nothing is to be done?
OR
Just let it be, and work on my own on the background and when I have a proper Forum setup, go to the Dean and whomever needs to know of it and tell them about it and having something ACTUALLY DONE with out the BS and all the rest. You see, am not the person you would want to be a "politician". Not cause am rude. Far from it. I just go around the bull [Moderator's edit; not again?!] and get to the point, and people tend to get ...i dunno....fill in the blank.
Am thinking of laying down the other ideas and keep the forum idea on my own and just show up when am done with it.
Your thoughts?
Thank you
Now let me give you some info though.
a) She wants to take Linux Administration (not networking-mostly scripting) out of the course. Yeah good idea since Linux is an OS made by programmers FOR programmers.
b) The majority of the people in MY class ( I dont have a clue whats the deal with the people in the other programming classess) are sluckers. A semester ago I carried on my back three students and they got an A because of the team project that I did from start to end.
c) You tell them that you dont need to warez compilers. You can download the gcc compiler for windows and you are all good to go and they look at me and go "But its not from Microsoft" or "I dont know how to use it". :sigh:
d)You have asked them to start some kind of project that is outside of our school, just for the fun of it and they all go like..."uhh yeah,,,huh?"
END OF BACKGROUND INFO!!!! *And again am talking about the guys in MY class*
Now i have come up with some ideas to lay down on the meeting such us:
A) Have a small shop with CDs where students can copy free compilers and other GPL software (not Linux Software only but windows as well). Include also a small desk info to inform students about other OSs and provide CDs to copy.
B) Create a forum where we can go and exchange ideas, help each other with concepts in Programming and forums of that nature. That way a database will be created and new students can do searches and find answers that are related with what we covered in school instead of going on a wild goose hunt.
C) Have some LAN games so students will also get to know some basics things about networking and also teach on how to build a PC and install an OS.
(Yes, even the best students in there dont have a clue on how to install an OS. Not all of them, but plenty).
My question is this, should I bother saying all this taking into account the background info I gave you in fear of ****[Moderator's edit; profanity doesn't cut it here folks] people just blowing the whole thing up and nothing is to be done?
OR
Just let it be, and work on my own on the background and when I have a proper Forum setup, go to the Dean and whomever needs to know of it and tell them about it and having something ACTUALLY DONE with out the BS and all the rest. You see, am not the person you would want to be a "politician". Not cause am rude. Far from it. I just go around the bull [Moderator's edit; not again?!] and get to the point, and people tend to get ...i dunno....fill in the blank.
Am thinking of laying down the other ideas and keep the forum idea on my own and just show up when am done with it.
Your thoughts?
Thank you