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Five-year-old Passes Microsoft Certified Professional Exam

posted by LaminatorX on Monday November 17 2014, @12:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the kindergarten-consulting dept.

isostatic writes:

A British five year old has passed the MCP exam, proving he's both a Minesweeper Consultant as well as a Solitaire Expert. His family pretty much agree that it's just a matter of memorising the multiple choice answers: The hardest challenge was explaining the language of the test to a five-year-old. But he seemed to pick it up and has a very good memory.

When you are looking for an employee, do you look at pieces of paper that a five year old can get from memorising a few answers, or do you trust references and resumes?

 
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  • (Score: 2) by PizzaRollPlinkett on Monday November 17 2014, @04:27PM

    by PizzaRollPlinkett (4512) on Monday November 17 2014, @04:27PM (#116791)

    I think this proves that these exams are just a developer tax, a barrier to entry to keep people out of the profession. 5-year-olds don't have the ability to do abstract reasoning yet. That's why algebra doesn't start until the 8th/9th grade. Whatever these tests are testing, it isn't the ability to creatively solve problems through reasoning.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 17 2014, @04:49PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 17 2014, @04:49PM (#116809)

    Maybe that's true for Americans, but elsewhere algebra starts from 5th grade on.

    • (Score: 2) by strattitarius on Monday November 17 2014, @07:26PM

      by strattitarius (3191) on Monday November 17 2014, @07:26PM (#116899) Journal

      Well not to be outdone, in the US algebra actually starts as early as kindergarten depending on the definition of algebra. Kindergarten worksheets have " 5 - _ = 3 " if you count that as algebra.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 17 2014, @06:09PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 17 2014, @06:09PM (#116850)

    I think this proves that these exams are just a developer tax, a barrier to entry to keep people out of the profession. 5-year-olds don't have the ability to do abstract reasoning yet.

    Indeed. This is the huge elephant in the room no one is discussing. If a five year old can pass the test then how valuable is this certification, really? C'mon! I think you all know the obvious answer to this.