24 Sep
2000
24 Sep
'00
5:20 a.m.
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.
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Tim Harrison
Network Engineer
harrison(a)timharrison.com
http://www.networklevel.com/