When I was in intro CS in college, my prof told us that 90% of whatever specific skills we learned would be obsolete or unnecessary within five years, it was understanding the principles that mattered.
I am a university math teacher. I couldn't give a flying damn whether my undergrad students learn calculus. I do care whether my students learn to reason both non-rigorously and rigorously, that they understand how to read and work with definitions, that they can recognize when their solutions are plausible, and that they learn to explain themselves clearly to others.
I am biased obviously, but I think that a college education is tremendously valuable. Also, I know that University of Toronto is a damn good school.
+1. I respect you greatly for helping out your brother, and for soliciting advice. I can only speak for the path I took, conceivably another is still better, but I can testify that college education is truly valuable.
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When I was in intro CS in college, my prof told us that 90% of whatever specific skills we learned would be obsolete or unnecessary within five years, it was understanding the principles that mattered.
I am a university math teacher. I couldn't give a flying damn whether my undergrad students learn calculus. I do care whether my students learn to reason both non-rigorously and rigorously, that they understand how to read and work with definitions, that they can recognize when their solutions are plausible, and that they learn to explain themselves clearly to others.
I am biased obviously, but I think that a college education is tremendously valuable. Also, I know that University of Toronto is a damn good school.
+1. I respect you greatly for helping out your brother, and for soliciting advice. I can only speak for the path I took, conceivably another is still better, but I can testify that college education is truly valuable.