The Educational Point - "Digest-and-Assimilate"
-- Ognen Duzlevski
I was reading "Runner's world" the other day - and one of the tips given in
there to aspiring runners (like myself) was that it would be recommendable not to
avoid asking advice from expert runners and even running along one. Young runners (and
when I say "young" I mean inexperienced) could greatly benefit by just being
next to the experts. The same text also gave references to experienced runners to hang
around more with the beginners - if nothing else, it would bring back the fire and spirit
that beginners tend to carry along. So, everyone benefits from this symbioses - the
beginners gain valuable "first-hand-I-tried-and-it- worked" advice and
experts refresh their "spiritual reserves" and remember how it was "years
ago".
I strongly believe that above type of mentoring has it's application everywhere. I
mean, look no further - it is in front of you. This issue of "Hello, World!"
brings two texts that need special attention and pointing out - one is the new mentoring
system that is being introduced (probably first in Canada) for the Computer Science
students at Brock University and the second one is the http://www.gohigher.net/
which will deliver "first-hand" University student experiences to high-school
students and "guide" them into the world of academia even before they can fully
realize the meaning of the word. Knowledge is not only books, in fact, today it would
seem it is more of a "digest-and-assimilate" type of thing. We are very
happy that our magazine was among the first in Canada to start with this practice for the
student masses.
As far as the magazine itself is concerned - you will probably notice that now we look
(and feel) more serious than ever. This is due to the efforts of our marketing and
sponsorship team and the kindness and understanding or some of Canada's best computer
companies. Special mention goes to SmartNet ISP who generously dedicated web space and
bandwidth to carry our little magazine.
Well, I don't want to take any more of your time, as there is a number of good articles
you will want to read in this issue. None of these articles is mentioned here for the
simple reason that we here hope you will read them all! :)
To all students across Canada - best of luck (and I hope it's not only luck you
are counting on) with your final exams.
To everyone else - enjoy!
Editor-in-Chief,
Ognen Duzlevski
editor@magazine.usask.ca
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