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

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Sun Apr 18 15:34:30 1999

On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, Tony Duell wrote:

> I feel equally strongly about this, as I don't have the right bits of
> paper, and it is making life difficult for me. Don't get me wrong, I
> don't care about qualifications either - I'd much rather [work
> with|employ|be emplyed by] somebody with no qualifications who could do
> the job than somebody who had all the right bits of paper but who was
> totally clueless. But it appears (at least in the UK) that
> personnel-droids only go on bits of paper and not what you've done or
> what you can do.

Ok, the way I see it you have two options:

a) start your own business
b) go back to school and enroll in a <insert your desired technical degree
here> program, and if the university system there is anything like here in
the States, challenge every course you possibly can to accelerate your
degree, and take as many credits as you can in each semester. You'll
probably have a piece of paper that certifies you as "qualified" in about
a year.

A or B. Choose one now and stop feeling sorry for yourself.

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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