Words are Hard

#1

Post by mgeraci » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:14 AM UTC

Words are Hard
hackerschool.com

Re: Words are Hard

#2

Post by jfarmer » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:29 AM UTC

For those who dug this essay, check out Wiio's Laws: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/wiio.html

Re: Words are Hard

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Post by gpcz » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:44 AM UTC

I like the word "workshop" instead of "school" as mentioned in their FAQ under "Experience" (src: https://www.hackerschool.com/faq ). However, that implies something like a makerspace, which doesn't seem to be the type of thing they're going for.

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#4

Post by shittyanalogy » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:44 AM UTC

You never explained why you need to refer to them as anything. So they can feel part of a team? To refer collectively to them easily in meetings? Why not just use:

    Participants
    Attendees
    Customers

But really you should just refer to them as people. The people who take courses with you are just people. Not hackers, or students, or WildCats or Urban Achievers. People. People and customers. Customeople.

As for the school thing, if what you think you're running is a school, call it a school. Words aren't hard, marketing is hard.

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#5

Post by epicureanideal » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:44 AM UTC

What about "learner"? Or "scholar"? I like scholar.

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#6

Post by bsirkia » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:45 AM UTC

In one way, words are hard because it's difficult to communicate all the ways your program is unique just through its two word name. In another way, words are easy because in just a few hundred words, you did exactly that.

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#7

Post by funthree » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:48 AM UTC

Apprentice, journeyman or fellow, and Master

edit: The real question is, how do you get this far without knowing you are running an Apprenticeship? https://www.hackerschool.com/about

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#8

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:55 AM UTC

funthree wrote: post #7

Apprentice, journeyman or fellow, and Master edit: The real question is, how do you get this far without knowing you are running an Apprenticeship? https://www.hackerschool.com/about

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Post by logn » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:55 AM UTC

epicureanideal wrote: post #5

What about "learner"? Or "scholar"? I like scholar.

I like scholar too. It's derived from the Greek word for leisure. School and scholarly things were thought to be leisurely activities because they were for people not required to till the fields or fight wars. It's truly a fortunate position to be a scholar, and I think the people at this school should relish in it.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 10, 2014, 1:57 AM UTC

shittyanalogy wrote: post #4

You never explained why you need to refer to them as anything. So they can feel part of a team? To refer collectively to them easily in meetings? Why not just use: Participants Attendees Customers But really you should just refer to them as people. The people who take courses with you are just people. Not hackers, or students, or WildCats or Urban Achievers. People. People and customers. Customeople. As for the schoo…

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