[Ilugc] Mentoring students for Projects
- From: vkanakala@xxxxxxxxx (Vamsee Kanakala)
- Date: Tue Nov 30 22:37:48 2010
On Tuesday 30 November 2010 09:16 PM, Prawin K wrote:
So, I suggest the mentors, to start a blog for themself (for mentorship), to
list out the link urls, useful books and other resources in internet about
the technology, which help the students to self start. And after having some
basic knowledge, the students can do small codings and then personally
contact the mentors.
Dude, I don't mean to sound nasty, but let's get this straight, you mean
you're not even willing to do something as simple as "dear classmates,
what are you interested in, and what do you need?" and post it online?
So we have to guess what you might need to get started with and put it
all up? Who's doing the asking here, exactly?
How exactly do we know how much you can find online through simple
googling, and where exactly do we have to step in to help you? Suppose,
I know Ruby/Rails. So how do I know if people are even interested in
knowing more? And which part of it?
Sorry for getting ranty, but this attitude is what pisses me off. I've
been a student before, when there aren't even (local) forums like these
to ask and learn. You're saying you can't even edit a wiki and *ask what
you need* in a structured way. So what is it that you couldn't find info
about? Ask it now, and you'll see how you'll get the answers. Go ahead.
And FYI, something woozy like "whole student community will be grateful
to you" is nonsense. I would be happier if I know just one good student
benefited in a measurable way from my time spent. If you want help, do
your homework, and then come to us.
Vamsee.
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