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In reply to the discussion: The STEM shortage myth [View all]ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)13. You can make the case that IT is not college degree material
Programming is not IT and quality programming requires college level work. Knuth Vol 1-IV is not high school level material
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Also, if we really do have a shortage, why are h1b visas not coming from these countries?
cap
Feb 2013
#1
Its great to have real numbers that back the anecdotes I read on DU and elsewhere. Of IT guys
riderinthestorm
Feb 2013
#4
None of my students ever had a problem finding a technical position
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2013
#5
no, PP, it's not just one data point. being a professor, you ought to know that.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#8
the article talks about a number of data points; avtual research, as opposed to anecdotal
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#14
I question the relevance of his sources and his projection of them nation wide
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2013
#15
Basic Networking (e.g. HelpDesk), UI and Web Design, Basic Object Oriented Programming
Yavin4
Feb 2013
#18
Being a prof is my retirement gig, I have considerable experience outside of the university.
ProgressiveProfessor
Feb 2013
#33
Another big part of this problem is our blindness to common business practice in America.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#9
it is not in the capitalists' interest to educate and train lots of people to a high level. the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#36
i'm not a teacher. oh, and btw, Bain Capital is heavily invested in education reform, "Bain's Bane".
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#44
yes, teachers are idiots. who can argue with what is so clear for all to see? replacing them
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#43
You are basing all of your "insight" and opinion on one of the most notoriously stupid
MadHound
Feb 2013
#46
indeed. i recently read they're trying to increase the h1b quota again. and h1b isn't the only
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#48