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I need 50 mouse traps Ken 12-31-2006
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Posted by Steve B on December 31, 2006, 11:40 am




> Use tools (maybe a lawsuit possible here). It amazes me how little of
> actual practical value i learned in school.

I was confused about why a college educated person was more valuable than
one with HKU learning. (Hard Knocks University) A man once said that in
college, they teach you how to learn. How to identify the problem, and how
to find the solutions. Not so much on teaching you the dates and places and
facts. Then it made sense.

I think that school also is an indicator that a person can stay with
something for a good while, and not move on or quit.

MHO

Steve



Posted by z on December 31, 2006, 11:52 am



Steve B wrote:
>
> > Use tools (maybe a lawsuit possible here). It amazes me how little of
> > actual practical value i learned in school.
>
> I was confused about why a college educated person was more valuable than
> one with HKU learning. (Hard Knocks University) A man once said that in
> college, they teach you how to learn. How to identify the problem, and how
> to find the solutions. Not so much on teaching you the dates and places and
> facts. Then it made sense.
>
> I think that school also is an indicator that a person can stay with
> something for a good while, and not move on or quit.

Yeah, not enough people realize the value of that latter point. You
know on a resume or interview they always want to ask you what project
did you accomplish that turned out well? Well, a college degree or,
even better, a grad degree, shows that at least once in your life you
could stick to a project for four years or so, carry it through a bunch
of personal distractions, basically manage yourself to satisfactorily
achieve a distant goal without every detail being laid out for you.


Posted by GWB on December 31, 2006, 12:32 pm


I'm still waitin' for somebody to make a better one.
<g>

Posted by Jeff Wisnia on January 1, 2007, 5:07 pm


z wrote:

> Steve B wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>Use tools (maybe a lawsuit possible here). It amazes me how little of
>>>actual practical value i learned in school.
>>
>>I was confused about why a college educated person was more valuable than
>>one with HKU learning. (Hard Knocks University) A man once said that in
>>college, they teach you how to learn. How to identify the problem, and how
>>to find the solutions. Not so much on teaching you the dates and places and
>>facts. Then it made sense.
>>
>>I think that school also is an indicator that a person can stay with
>>something for a good while, and not move on or quit.
>
>
> Yeah, not enough people realize the value of that latter point. You
> know on a resume or interview they always want to ask you what project
> did you accomplish that turned out well? Well, a college degree or,
> even better, a grad degree, shows that at least once in your life you
> could stick to a project for four years or so, carry it through a bunch
> of personal distractions, basically manage yourself to satisfactorily
> achieve a distant goal without every detail being laid out for you.
>


I beleve I read a recent post on alt.hvac which had words like, "Work on
things to learn how, but also take courses to learn why."

Made sense to me...

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight.

Posted by clannorm@yahoo.com on December 31, 2006, 4:37 pm



Steve B wrote:
>
> > Use tools (maybe a lawsuit possible here). It amazes me how little of
> > actual practical value i learned in school.
>
> I was confused about why a college educated person was more valuable than
> one with HKU learning. (Hard Knocks University) A man once said that in
> college, they teach you how to learn. How to identify the problem, and how
> to find the solutions. Not so much on teaching you the dates and places and
> facts. Then it made sense.
>
> I think that school also is an indicator that a person can stay with
> something for a good while, and not move on or quit.
>
>
Considering the grade inflation today and how little people have to
actually do to complete their degree to me it means less and less every
year. I see what is coming out of college and i am not impressed. By
the way I have 200 hours of college(no degree) and also 15 years of
practical experience in machining, manufacturing and now industrial
maintenance. College is just a club and a degree gets you into a club
of other club members.
My experience is that the best machinists would make much better
engineers than your average graduate with a degree.
Ken


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