"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...

Which explains why Harry Krause has fabricated his Yale story. He is
hung up on his inability to get an Ivy League education. I still don't
understand why or how he ever came up with Univ. of Kansas in his quest
to get a quality Liberal Arts Education.

If you look at the number of people who have been successful in their
chosen fields you will see most DO NOT have an Ivy League school
education.

I would also postulate that most of those successful individuals who DO
HAVE an Ivy League would have been successful no matter what college they
went to.

The Ivy League education can help someone in their first job, but after
that, it is up to the individual's ability to perform.


I don't know if Harry attended Yale or not and don't really care. I get a
bit responsive though when he his critical of others in terms of their
education or tries to justify the qualifications of people based on what
school they went to rather than what they accomplish.

With our kids I preached that in reality it didn't matter what school you
went to as long as you pursued a degree. A degree is a key for
opportunity but unless you plan to enter the job market as an attorney or
something at some prestigious law firm, the school you attended and earned
your degree from really isn't that important. The biggest battle I had
with our oldest son was trying to convince him that his school selection
should not be based on the football coach's offensive line strategy. (He
was quarterback and team captain of his high school football team).

I saw a show the other day where a professor at a well known big
university was discussing this. She made the point that more focus and
interest should be given to trade and technical schools in the US. Mike
Barnacle was also a panelist on the show and he and she both agreed that
one of the biggest educational "bargains" today are Jr. Colleges and state
universities, both of which Barnacle attended and earned his degree.

Having dealt with many people who never left the world of academia, worked
at big colleges and universities and rated themselves and their peers
based on how many papers they authored and delivered, I couldn't agree
more with the show's quest or Barnacle.

Eisboch

oooops. "guest". (lousy education)