sschronk

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by sschronk 15y ago
I picked this domain because I had hoped that when this book was complete, we could work on another. At the time I thought that it would be better if it was generic. I started working on it but realized that I might put in hundreds of hour
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by sschronk 15y ago
I started working on a Computer Science textbook about a year ago. I found out that people were not interested in using it. This is what I had made so far: http://opentextbook.info/ Interestingly enough, I posted this info on Slashdot and
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by sschronk 17y ago
Is the package named "arch" in the ISO? I'm downloading it right now... :)
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by sschronk 17y ago
Yes it has. That's a major problem with the attitude in our country. Greed has overtaken our senses and everyone thinks they are entitled. Even when you look at the number of students in each major, you will see a very disproportionate num
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by sschronk 17y ago
There is no demand for Humanities professors. Look at the job boards of the colleges and most of them are hiring either science, math or nursing professors. Also this person seems to have studied a fringe subject that would have a far weake
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by sschronk 17y ago
That seems like a lot of money. But if you will, please consider this simple scenario: Even after you obtain your degree you will start out as an Adjunct Professor. These jobs pay about 2-4K per course. After you have done that for about 1
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by sschronk 17y ago
I only make about $30.00/Hr as a professor of Computer Science. The colleges don't pay very well and the degree required to get the job is very expensive and time consuming.
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by sschronk 17y ago
I'm a college professor myself. It is a thankless job. You spend more than 20 years in school, washing dishes, working at a dead end job waiting for that moment when you finally get to teach. My teaching job pays about $30.00/Hr. However
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by sschronk 17y ago
Note to recent graduates about the value of your degree: I graduated right after 9/11. Right after. I remember when I was in school that our local paper had 5 pages of jobs open in my field. Good paying jobs even for those with no experi