Absolutely! What one gets out of an education is directly proportional to
what one puts into it, and I'm NOT talking 'bout money.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] S500 Ouchies
One of my wife's colleagues at MDAnderson in Houston went to college in
some little nothing place in Texas or Oklahoma or somewhere, worked hard
to LEARN and did well. Got into med school and worked HARD to become an
excellent doc, and worked his butt off as a fellow at MDACC too. His wife
was totally supportive of him, they had I think 5 kids right quick at a
young age, and they made it all work through all that. He was talking
about all this one day and reflected that your education is what you make
of it no matter where you go (or not).
So, there's that...
--R
On 7/17/15 1:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
I've known this family very well since our kids were in kindergarten.
Mom and Dad were so focused on the academic achievements of daughter that
nothing the son did could eclipse big sister. Therefore, I'm convinced he
got wise after beating his head against the wall and getting nothing for
it that he tossed in the towel and just said "Screw it."
Too bad, as he's a smart kid. Mom and Dad can't seem to figure out
"Where they went wrong with him."
Mom's Facebook page is like an altar to the achievements of the daughter.
No mention of sonny. Daughter just received the "Lex" award for freshmen
at U of Houston Law. This must be a big deal, as she's been spouting off
about it for almost a week on FB.
Dan
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On Jul 17, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
I'm thinking he got overshadowed by big sister and got the short end of
the stick....
My boss has BA and MA from CMU (Central Michigan, not Carnie Mellon)
because his older brother dropped out of an overpriced smaller private
school and their father decided it's cheaper to have your kids flunk out
of a public school than a private school. (in other words, the smart kid
flunked out of college, so why expect the hard working kid to do any
better?)
Mitch.
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