Quote by Alan Perlis
It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach students to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline, organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self critical. – Alan Perlis

Other quotes by Alan Perlis

I think it is inevitable that people program poorly. Training will not substantially help matters. We have to learn to live with it. – Alan Perlis

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Technology
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You can measure a programmers perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. – Alan Perlis

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Attitude
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A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God. – Alan Perlis

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God
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Other Quotes from
Education
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The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or are we bold enough to see whats actually happening to our culture? – Hugh Mackay

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Education

I had done quite a bit of research about math education when I spoke before Congress in 2000 about the importance of women in mathematics. The session of Congress was all about raising more scholarships for girls in college. I told them I felt that its too late by college. – Danica McKellar

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Education

The internet could be a very positive step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society. – Noam Chomsky

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Education

To defend a country you need an army, but to defend a civilization you need education. – Jonathan Sacks

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Education

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I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize that money has a half-life, like radioactive elements. – Doug Coupland

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An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise. – William Dean Howells

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Promises

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it. – Proverb

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Fate & Destiny

And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death. – Walt Whitman

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