Copper Kettle

Does anyone call an officer of the law a "copper" anymore? What does it take to create your own institute of higher learning and give yourself postsecondary degrees, freely, of course? In other words, how do we break the out-of-proportion business of higher education? By not conforming to historical precedents that confer greatness on CVs stuffed with formal educational accomplishments. Either you are or are not capable of performing roles you take on or are assigned to you. If you are not, you take the initiative to learn new skills. Academic gatekeepers become contractual consultants like everybody else. JIT OJT keeps us primed, plum, happy and optimally functional. Complexity breeds exclusivity breeds jealous happily-ignorant but desperately-starving barbarians putting ever-increasing pressure on the dammed/jammed gates. Seams weaken and fail, contorting, twisting, falling. BURST! BUSTED! And then...? We start all over again.

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Can you tell me what's going on?  After all, I'm the one sitting here writing and not learning more.  Perhaps it's time to set an example and get an advanced collegiate degree, technical or not.  I think UAHuntsville is a good place to double-dip.

Otherwise, who will believe we have an education crisis if we're all sitting around texting, typing, blogging or diverting resources toward funding prison systems instead of learning centers?

Who?

I don't know.

Ask him:

Putting Our Brains On Hold

Now is the time for all good citizens to go to the aid of their neighbours, especially in the time of crises, when we may feel helpless and unable to contribute to society at large.

These are the "hall of fame" moments in our lives.  They all are.   Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.  Don't google it - act on what you believe it means.  You'll surprise yourself with the effect your actions make on others.