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HarryKrause wrote:

There's nothing wrong with trade school training, but some seek higher
education in order to expand their minds and learn how to think at
higher levels.


While I may not actually disagree with you --I've lost track of this
thread-- I had to respond to this.

Higher education rarely leads to learning how to think at higher levels.
At best, it gives a little more information for the student to apply,
and possibly an alternate viewpoint in its application. Since few profs
can think at higher levels, they are themselves hobbled. (if they could
do it, they'd get paid far more doing it.)

And I'm not slamming you in particular. I just happen to be a computer
jock from way back who thinks SO differently that few of my co-workers
can follow my logic on a solution without a few hours' explanation.
(Those that can are truly scary individuals ;-)

My profs (as I try to get the pigskin) are hopeless, since they hardly
understand what they're presenting, much less the basic concepts or the
philosophy.

In my experience, there are a few educators out there that, along with
the material, teach those who are capable and ready how to think. I ran
into two: 5th and 11th grade. No one even close since.

Bringing it back to sailing, there are few who can teach others how to
sail. Most can merely point to the various elements of sailing and
sketch out how they're supposed to work together. It's up to the student
to do the heavy lifting. The good thing is that most sailing instructors
can at least do that adequately.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
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