[Novalug] Re: What do you think of Bill Gate's "next bold move"?
Keith Casey
mailinglists@caseysoftware.com
Mon Sep 24 11:04:29 EDT 2007
On 9/24/07, David Zakar <david@zakar.com> wrote:
> Of course, fixing schools won't help if cultures and families are broken,
> but that's another problem on its own.
That and the underlying system is pretty broken too. I was
volunteering at an Arlington high school with their Drama Department
during 2001-2003. I gave them a hand designing and building sets,
teaching theatre tech skills, generally being an "adult in attendance"
(scary, huh?). But in 2002, I was told that since I wasn't a parent,
I'd have to become a teachers' aide. I checked the reqs which
included a handful of general ed credits and a "college-level algebra
class". No problem, I have a BS in EE... I have Calculus 1, 2, 3,
Differential Equations, Statistics... and oh yeah, a freakin'
engineering degree!
I submitted a transcript and was denied. When I went in, I was asked:
"How did you manage to get a degree without taking any math classes?".
...
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D. Keith Casey Jr.
CEO, CaseySoftware, LLC
http://CaseySoftware.com
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