Education vs. School (was Re: OT: City Names)

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Sat Apr 17 17:09:46 1999

On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Tony Duell wrote:

> > There are some that want to learn, like me, and *don't* let schooling
> > get in the way of education.
>
> A word of warning, from bitter experience. At least in the UK, what
> matters, when you come to look for a job, etc is _not_ what you know, or
> what you can do, it's what bits of paper you have. So make sure you do
> get some official qualifications in whatever you've learnt.

I would never go to work for a company that would judge me based on the
schooling I've had, nor will I ever.

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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