Re:University of Wisconsin to offer degrees based on tested ...
by jerf on Friday January 25, 2013 @11:01PM
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Yes, and if the apprentice system is formally part of the process, what would be the point in cheating around the knowledge part? If you cheat your way through the medical exam, so what? You won't last ten minutes in your apprenticeship.
In fact, I've witnessed this, as has pretty much anybody here who has ever given an interview to a college grad with a very pretty GPA who flames out of the interview barely able to tie their shoes in code. Either they literally cheated their way through college, or more likely, just overfocused on the credential part of the process, but they don't make it into a position to do damage. (And if they did, well, whatever system accepted them probably isn't long for this world anyhow or has long since adapted to letting those people in and still somehow keeps them away from Big Red Buttons.)
In fact, I've witnessed this, as has pretty much anybody here who has ever given an interview to a college grad with a very pretty GPA who flames out of the interview barely able to tie their shoes in code. Either they literally cheated their way through college, or more likely, just overfocused on the credential part of the process, but they don't make it into a position to do damage. (And if they did, well, whatever system accepted them probably isn't long for this world anyhow or has long since adapted to letting those people in and still somehow keeps them away from Big Red Buttons.)