Well said Ray. The degree is all about what you put into it. Granted, some that have one do not deserve one. Still having paid for one and having it tucked under my belt maatters. Mom stayed alive just long enough to see me graduate. She slipped the surly bounds of the mortal realm that evening. Trust me a degree matters.
Doug --- -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > Shannon, just about anyone can earn that piece of > paper after several > > years, but the ones that actually studied and were > active learners will > > walk away with knowledge that simply puts them in > the front of the pack. > > I think that's a major difference between college > and high school. A lot > of people come to college, plop down, and say "teach > me". No, you're here > to learn. The professor isn't here to "teach you". > The information is > there. It's up to you to put forth the effort to > learn it. > > They should teach that in orientation. People who > go back to school after > many years know it. I know guys that flunked out > the first time, sat out > for two years, came back and pulled a 4.0 until > graduation. Those who > want to learn, and put forth the effort, will learn. > Those who don't... > well most of them won't last the whole 4 years. And > college is great at > weeding them out. > > ray > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ http://www.libranet.com -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington -- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
