Hello Tim
On 24-Sep-00, you wrote:
> Neil Cherry wrote:
>
>> interest in the VAX. But then again they have MS's while I have an AS
>> degree, yet they seem to come to me to resolve weird problems. Could it
>> be that my curiosity got me were I am? Nah, they've got a degree, they
>> must be smarter than I am (actually a few of them are! But they don't
>> look down at my curiosity, they encourage it!). Sorry for the diatribe.
>
> I don't think education has all that much to do with it quite often. I
> didn't make it out of high school, but have done quite well for myself,
> IMnotsoHO. :)
>
> I've seen some of the people who have come out of college and university
> courses, and I think experience can teach you more than what you get in
> school.
>
> Many highly educated people have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but
> limited experience or practical knowledge. I'm not knocking going to
> school. In fact, the one thing that I think school provides is a
> validation of your ability to stick with things through to the end.
>
> Recently, I thought about going back and finishing high school, and then
> taking university courses, but at this stage of the game, people aren't
> looking at my academic record, as much as my ability to solve their
> problems and work effectively and efficiently.
>
> Just my CDN$0.02.
I agree with most of that. I'm a college dropout myself, and I've seen and
heard of college grads in EE who couldn't even design a simple linear power
supply. Nothing replaces the school of hard knocks. And some of our
greatest inventions were done by non-degreed people.
All that degree really means is that you made it through 192 credit hours of
classes with a 2.0 or better GPA. It doesn't say you remembered any of it.
And then there's Bill Gates, but that is a lenghty rant that would run into
volumes. Won't go there today . . . .
>
Regards
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Received on Sun Sep 24 2000 - 19:48:43 BST