Re: 2 errs

[Dave Mahadevan <mahadevan@xxxxxxxx>]

Michael:

As another instructor of RPG, I wholeheartedly endorse your idea.  Some students
are plain lazy to leaf through their textbook/manual and shoot questions to get
their assignment done.  (Maybe Mohammed is not).  I definitely feel that point
blank questions like how does the CL pgm know which file with &FILE parm really
means the person is not reading the book.   I am all for helping a student but 
it
should be done after some efforts by the student.  Otherwise how do we learn?
Just my 3 cents.

Michael Pavlak wrote:

> I am an instructor of AS/400 & RPG education and while I would not discourage
> anyone from using this list serve as a resource for knowledge and education,
> I question the ability of some individuals ability to find answers to
> questions within their own educational institution.  And I also wonder how
> much information is being sought out through text and AS/400 based
> documentation.  Granted, wading through the disorganization of the IBM book
> manager can be perplexing.  I still mange somehow, day to day, to get
> through.  Half the battle of learning to work with the AS/400 is not knowing
> everything about it but knowing where to find it!  I always advise my
> students to bring their questions to me first.  I prefer to corrupt them
> before you folks get a chance to twist their minds.  HINT HINT HINT!
> MJP
>

--
Thank You.

Regards

Dave Mahadevan.. mailto:mahadevan@fuse.net


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