On 7 Nov 98, at 12:21, Urb LeJeune wrote:
> I entered a college classroom for the first time in my life at age
> 44. It was a scary experince. The first night I drove out of the parking
> subsequently led to a MS, an MBA, and a doctorate from Temple
> University. As an aside, I met my wife what at Temple. We were the only two
> I taught computer science, from introductory undergraduate level
> through graduate level, for 15 years. Teaching undergraduate reconfirmed
> Having said these nasty things, a college degree is highly
> significate not because of what you've learned but because of what you've
> done. Think about it, what characteristics do all college graduates share?
> They have spent enought time at the task to accumulate 120 credits and have
> spent a whole lot of time doing things they really didn't want to do. These
> are the things most employers want, I've delt with local business people.
> They want to employ people who have demonstrated the tenacity to see an
> unpleasant task through to it's conclusion. A college degree, to many
> employers, is a four year apptitude test.
Interesting post Urb.
I would argue about the value of a diploma to an employer. I think
employers look for it because they themselves do not really know what
they need and they are too lazy to find better methods.
I dropped out of college in my junior year because I really had no
idea why I was there or where I was going. I think that most people
go and finish college because they are afraid or lack imagination to
do it any other way.
Of course, now at 39 I am seriously thinking of returning to school.
But now I know what I want, why I am here and where I want to go.
Peter
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