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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) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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