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To: KayEyeDoubleDee

Thanks for the links. I am beginning to think that a few “Dummies” books and on line tests will be a satisfatory replacememnt for college for him. He’s a unique person. Did you know that the fishing rod in WOW was a lethal weapon?


5 posted on 05/17/2008 6:32:14 PM PDT by Dutchgirl ("All you need to know about Obama is this: Farrakhan really wants him to be president."-Feder)
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To: Dutchgirl

“I am beginning to think that a few “Dummies” books and on line tests will be a satisfatory replacememnt for college for him. He’s a unique person”

Career wise he’ll do far better with a degree if at all possible. Even a 2 year degree. People who sell IT training and certifications often grossly overstate the earning power of their certification/training. Get him some training and then a entry level job. Build a lab at home that he can experiment and develop skills.


7 posted on 05/17/2008 6:38:43 PM PDT by driftdiver
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To: Dutchgirl
The key for certification is the exam cheats.

You get yourself a book, and some old hardware, and you study as hard as you can.

But then you memorize all the cheat questions from Transcender or Self Test [or preferably both of them - or some other firms - there are lots of people doing cheats nowadays].

Studying is great, but it's the cheats which get you the certification.

9 posted on 05/17/2008 6:39:36 PM PDT by KayEyeDoubleDee (const Tag &referenceToConstTag)
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To: Dutchgirl

Nothing replaces college. College teaches you to work in a team environment which is essential in the working world. Community college should be fine. I’ve been in IT for almost 30 years and I have never met anyone with zero college experience. People had community college at least.

I was in a fraternity with a bunch of Aspbergers-ridden It types trying to come out of their shell. Of course, I was one of them. College does that for you.


11 posted on 05/17/2008 6:40:59 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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