Best way to study programming at a bad school?

The only thing we learn is documentation and some basic syntax. And even that what we learn there is horrible.

I get a headache just thinking about the teachers who love to talk shit for hours and not giving us any specific knowledge to use. We don't even program, and if we see some code, it is the teacher who is showing it instead of telling us to code and ask questions!

I still want to learn 6 more years before entering the job market.

2 more years at this community college and 4 more years ( at a more interesting level..) at a bachelor degree in software engineering.

I am studing 1 year, and learned some basic documentation and some basic scripting syntax.

I really want to know how you guys would approach this problem if you would study in a bad school.

1. Questions. When you don't understand something specific try to ask your teacher questions if possible. 2. Google is your best friend to get help quickly. Whenever I need to find an answer quickly I just simply Google it. 3. Try learning it at home using services like Treehouse. I hope I helped as I'm in the same situation and this is what helps me. :)

make notes , you are on one of the best websites for learning stuff so take advantage and learn stuff in your space time when home from school , not all learning has to be done in a class room!

Lachlan Pound, Oliver Sewell thanks for your advice.

All others are welcome.

I think my jaw dropped a little when you mentioned you want 6 years of schooling before entering the job market. Absorb what you can from school, but as the others mentioned you have come to the right place to truly learn. The internet will be one of your best friends when it comes to learning to code. Since you are really wanting to learn don't just stick with Treehouse, there are many many many other online resources you can turn to for tutorials, learning material, and great communities. www.codecademy.com is another great place to go to. There is a lot of free information and learning material online so I recommend taking advantage of them as much as possible. If you put in the hard work to learn with these materials you will be job ready before you know it.

Honestly, you do not need 6 years of schooling to become a developer! If you know what area of development you want to work in, I'd do some research online as to what others would recommend you need to do to get there. There are also many online mentorships and bootcamps out there that offer some pretty great courses that basically flood you with knowledge. Maybe look at some of those too!

Perhaps consider taking learning into your own hands and learn through sites like Treehouse, Udacity, Lynda.com Coursera. These sites provide courses from world class instructors and communities to back you up.

Kristophet Van Sant

Thanks, in my country they search for highly educated programmers & they look at your degree/paper. I also don't mind studying 6 years.

Zain,

My backup plan is that. I need to look at how i am going to approach this problem.

Kristopher Van Sant

Are you dutch?

Yes, i am going to learn in the class because the exams are very easy..

Yes, great :)!

Guys, i will discuss this problem with my mentor if needed. Any advice is always welcome.

I am still in community college and the level here is low, i look forward when completing this and enter the bachelor undergraduate course ( informatics - software engineering ).

Not really sure where you're going to school but yes, the best place for learning for you would probably be the internet. I went to a good school, but I did not study computers/computer engineering - I studied mathematics and statistics.

Any kind of training I get from my job is usually through the internet. I did not go to school to become a developer -- in fact, I learned it all entirely on the job after an internship.

I use Treehouse to learn iOS development as I want to make my own applications now rather than work on someone else's. I have tried using other services like Udemy, but you really have to pick one that meshes well with the way you learn. For me, it is very hard to watch videos without some kind of challenges presented after the information is presented. Thankfully, Treehouse does that.