As much as I stand for everything wrong with american education, I'm not sure I'm willing to share blame with the university for that mishap. It seems to me that the institution had something to offer that wasn't taken advantage of. You are, of course, quite correct that my take on academic ROI is problematic, but I'd rather it lead someone to reject its implications than allow it to persist just because it can work as a general heuristic/guiding notion. My concern with the generalization is this: it doesn't seem to apply equally. If someone's time spent being lectured at and working through academic exercises lead one down a path that precludes opportunity creation, I'm not sure the advanced/elite education has served you well, ESPECIALLY if you're already operating at a post-graduate level in the first place. Again this is all based on second-hand accounts, but I obviously wasn't being clear enough in expressing my position (hence the followup post). I agree with you concerning the general case, but I maintain that its weakness is the lack of universal applicability. Feel free to continue the OT thread privately if you wish.
----- Original Message ----- From: "nrf" To: Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:42 AM Subject: Re: MBA or CCIE [7:41809] > ""Kevin Cullimore"" wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I'm not sure that the "limited education" part is accurate. > > > > Most extant accounts reveal that his > > (not-derived-from-an-accredited-institution, of course) education was > > profound enough to leave him bored, truly bored by the academic > obligations > > imposed upon him during his year at Harvard. I'm trying to imagine a > > scenario whereby he graduates, and ONLY earns as much as an exceptional > > Harvard graduate. Assuming some kind of visionary insight/prescience, > > wouldn't his parents feel cheated by that result after doling out 4 years > > worth of IVY-League tuition & room/board??? > > Well I suppose using that argument you could say that the parents of Ted > Kaczynski (the Unabomber) must have been REALLY feeling cheated by paying > for his Harvard degree, right? > > What I'm saying is this. Getting a top degree greatly increases the chances > of you succeeding. But like anything in life, there are no guarantees. > It's all about playing the odds. Anything could happen. But we need to > deal with what is likely to happen. The fact is, people who work hard and > get a good education will probably succeed. Those who are lazy and neglect > their education will probably not succeed. No guarantees of course. But > the odds are with you. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=42312&t=41809 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
