Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 11:08:08 -0500 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: training (was Resourceful BSD/Linux Network Administrator) Message-ID: <200407051108.08551.racerx@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <32837.192.168.1.238.1089022879.squirrel@Illinois.DynDNS.Org> References: <20040704121112.GK43549@iconoplex.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.43.0407050656130.3996-100000@pilchuck.reedmedia.net> <32837.192.168.1.238.1089022879.squirrel@Illinois.DynDNS.Org>
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On Monday 05 July 2004 05:21 am, bja@Illinois.DynDNS.Org wrote: > > As for learning via reading: that is fine for many -- including myself. > > But many students need the extra push by actually attending a structured, > > hands-on class. Also classes, even running at a slow pace, can cover a > > lot more than a student trying to self-teach themselves. > > I disagree here. I'm a self-taught student and I doubt any classes would > have taught me as much as installing the system and using it day to day > for a couple months. I eventually set up a FreeBSD and my family and I > rely on it for just about all computer functions. > > Hands-on is great, but classes are not needed. > > Brandon Adams I agree 100% here. Nothing, I mean nothing can prepare you for real-life then setting up your own servers, then breaking them every way you can think of just to fix the issues. You can't learn that in a classroom. -- Best regards, Chris -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ClamAV virus dat updated: Mon Jul 5 2004 at 03:02:56 daily.cvd updated (version: 387, sigs: 1362, f-level: 2, builder: diego)
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