> i absolutely DETEST the educational system. the academic
> experience is worthless.
Well, as an undergrad, I know I learned a lot of shit about things I never would have even thought about on my own. Most of it isn't of use in my job, but it gives me a much broader outlook on the world in general. You can teach yourself anything if you try hard enough, but college is the most efficient way for most things and it's a great place to meet the experts in whatever field you're interested in. I think you may be right about programming, though. I haven't taken a single programming class that I thought was worth my time.
> my left testicle could teach the php programing class...I
> have no need for the rest of the classes nor do i even care
> about them.
If all you want to do is learn to program in php, then you're damn right you shouldn't be going to college. Not everybody wants such a narrow knowledge base, though.
It all depends on what you want out of life. If all you want is be really good at one thing and make a decent living, then college is a waste of time. If you want a broad knowledge base and have a general interest in academics, then you would be hard-pressed to learn all you wanted outside of college. I am definitely in the latter category, so I would be in college even if my interests didn't require it.
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