Subj : Re: Screens Distract Stud
To   : DR. WHAT
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Fri Apr 04 2025 01:23 am

AT> I'm glad that electives (liberal arts/gen ed, etc) were useful for you.
AT> They probably are more useful to me than I realize, but I just don't
AT> see it yet.

DW>It depends on your career and classes.  A class in Internal Engine Combustion
  >Chemistry isn't worth much if you are an electrician.  But a class in solderi
  >would be very useful.

DW>In college, I took a humanities class in Logic that covered boolean logic.  A
  >a computer scientist, it was a very useful class.  But a chemist wouldn't fin
  >much value in it.

Part of the problem is you don't know ahead of time. Even though I was
exceptional at it I figured Algebra (and Calculus) would be a total waste
of time in real life, but later found myself writing computer software
with as many as 20 levels of parenthesis.. Run-away Algebra..    B)

But taking Automotive Repair and Electronics came in handy too..

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