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		robrenaud 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Northeastern's redesign of the CS curriculum My best learning was difficult, whole mind encompassing, and incredibly fun. If you can get college students idle brains curiously contemplating the how and why of the subject, that's when the tuition is really worth it.

jcgrillo 12 months ago [–]

I completely agree. The only things I consider fun are also "hard", "uncomfortable", and "unpleasant". Otherwise it's just boring.

Another way to say it is "rewarding".

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