holt
Mark Szidik - MLC
szidikm@mlc.lib.mi.us
Wed, 13 Sep 2000 17:22:22 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Paul Melson wrote:
> Possibly. That program is part of the Voc/Career
> Prep. program at Holt High School. I went last
> year and it was pretty interesting. It's mostly
> about networking (the ppl kind) with local IT/TC
> businesses, encouraging internships, partnerships,
> and cultivating interest in the School-To-Work
> program. BTW, if there are any businesses out
> there that would be interested in taking on a
> student and allowing them the opportunity to
> shadow you or one of your employees in order to
> gain some insight into a career they express
> interest in, contact Dr. Peg Lamb at Holt High
> School at 694-2162.
We have a recent grad from HHS working for us as a summer intern.
We got him through a HHS/Chamber of Comerce career day that Holt held.
> Since you mention it, though, Holt High School
> actually has a class that teaches students some
> basic Linux/UNIX usership. It's actually a C++
> programming course, but the students telnet into
> a Linux box to do their work. We even had a kid
> last year who insisted on using `vi`. :) The
> thinking behind this is to expose future computer
> science majors to UNIX before they get to college.
> I can't tell you how many CS/EE freshman I saw at
> Michigan Tech drop out of their respective majors
> because they couldn't figure out how to get started
> writing code, let alone understanding the code
> itsself. (Of course, we sold this as "One machine
> is cheaper than 30 Borland licenses," which is true.)
The kid we hired from HHS had the C++ course and his experience with
unix is what got him the job. At a time when a person can go through
the whole computer program at LCC and never take a unix course I think
HHS is doing a great thing.
> Heck, I'm going to edit the /etc/motd on that box
> and put the GLLUG URL in it. Maybe some of our
> students will start showing up at meetings. (?)
Good idea.