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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3603152, member: 87404"]After spending about 2 decades in my chosen career, surrounded and often being chosen to lead others with MFAs, MBAs, PhDs, etc on projects, and presenting at international conferences in my field, I've been <i><u>slowly</u></i> chipping away at courses towards completing my undergrad for the past 4 years (only about 1 year to go!) after initially attending only 1 year at a tech school to get the basics under my belt and then self taught through my work. It has given me the ability to see new ways of doing things that others were shown, how to solve problems and seek out answers, challenge how things are done, and ask what would be thought of as the "stupid" noob questions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early in my career, there was a quote by Robert Ingersoll that I enjoyed, <i>"Colleges and universities polish pebbles and dim diamonds." </i></p><p><br /></p><p>I can't (and shouldn't) say that now that I've worked in the higher ed space for over 12 years now lol I don't wholeheartedly believe that anymore. The diamonds need to know what to do with the education they are receiving, so they start sharp. One is responsible for how they receive and assimilate the knowledge, being judicious in what they accept. I actually feel thankful for the opportunity to go back to college in my late 30s, as I am more discerning and critical about the content and how it fits with my current and future life work and goals.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3603152, member: 87404"]After spending about 2 decades in my chosen career, surrounded and often being chosen to lead others with MFAs, MBAs, PhDs, etc on projects, and presenting at international conferences in my field, I've been [I][U]slowly[/U][/I] chipping away at courses towards completing my undergrad for the past 4 years (only about 1 year to go!) after initially attending only 1 year at a tech school to get the basics under my belt and then self taught through my work. It has given me the ability to see new ways of doing things that others were shown, how to solve problems and seek out answers, challenge how things are done, and ask what would be thought of as the "stupid" noob questions. Early in my career, there was a quote by Robert Ingersoll that I enjoyed, [I]"Colleges and universities polish pebbles and dim diamonds." [/I] I can't (and shouldn't) say that now that I've worked in the higher ed space for over 12 years now lol I don't wholeheartedly believe that anymore. The diamonds need to know what to do with the education they are receiving, so they start sharp. One is responsible for how they receive and assimilate the knowledge, being judicious in what they accept. I actually feel thankful for the opportunity to go back to college in my late 30s, as I am more discerning and critical about the content and how it fits with my current and future life work and goals.[/QUOTE]
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