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GreatCeleryStalk
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| Thomas1138 wrote: | | Quote: | | I was always amazed that the next day it was all brand new material - I hadn't retained a single memory of the lecture. Once I read it, though, I got it. |
Of course not. You were too busy writing. |
That's a definite problem with many instructors. Unlike elementary and secondary teachers university professors often have no training on how to actually teach. Between powerpoint, and taking notes from the lecture, it can be difficult to keep up. |
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Phagocyte
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| pending wrote: | | Thanks for your reply. My brother had never really been diagnosed as "autistic" or "aspergers", but he's definitely in the spectrum. Anyway, he's not particularly knowledgeable of computers. He's of normal intelligence and he's very obsessed with anime and computers and video games. So, are there aspies who are of average intelligence, with learning disabilities, and still succeed in a computer-type major in college? |
Keep in mind that the fields of computer science (and related disciplines) are known to be havens for those with ASD's and that personality type. In such a field, his AS traits would probably be beneficial to him.
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| Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions! I guess right now, my parents are really pushing for my brother to enter college and get a college degree, because how else is he going to find a job later? He doesn't have good social skills, so the least he could do to make himself a better candidate for job interviews is having a college degree. I never really considered the social aspect of college, until this discussion board brought it up--oh boy, I better figure that out too. |
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GreatCeleryStalk
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| Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| pending wrote: | | Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions! I guess right now, my parents are really pushing for my brother to enter college and get a college degree, because how else is he going to find a job later? He doesn't have good social skills, so the least he could do to make himself a better candidate for job interviews is having a college degree. I never really considered the social aspect of college, until this discussion board brought it up--oh boy, I better figure that out too. |
College really isn't the place for people who simply want to get a job; most people who go to college simply for that reason end up disliking it or performing poorly. A degree will absolutely not make you a better candidate if you don't interview well. A degree may, if you're in a technical/professional major (like business or maybe computer programming/MIS/education), lead to skills which will apply directly to a job you're applying for post-graduation, but that's not the purpose of a college education.
If your brother isn't thinking about these things on his own, regardless of any ASD, he shouldn't be going to college. If he has diagnosed LDs or physical disabilities he'll receive accommodation, but nobody will do anything for him, and this is a process that he needs to be involved in from the ground up; he needs to come up with the questions to ask about what he wants to do and why; he needs to choose the schools he wants to apply to; he needs to be the one to do the applications.
It's great that you're trying to help him, but it really sounds like it's way too much help. Vocational/Technical school or a CC are probably better options for someone in your brother's situation. He can walk in, apply, register for courses, and see if he really wants to go to college or not and it wont require a huge investment before being able to attend class and it's not a huge deal if he decides it's not for him. |
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