Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> It stems from a widely held but mistaken belief that science and technology education should take precedence over subjects like English, history and foreign languages.

As someone who lives in a foreign country, computer skills have been a lot more valuable to me than language skills. Some hotel staff here will speak multiple languages while I have managed to get employment in English fairly easily and I earn a fair bit more than what the multilingual hotel staff will earn.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: