[geeks] geeks Digest, Vol 86, Issue 11

[Rick Hamell]

William Enestvedt wrote:
> Rick Hamell wrote:
>> Teach critical thinking
>> Teach writing skills and research
>> Give them a way to explore interests that may develop into a hobby or
> a job.
> 
>    Yes! Yes! Yes!
> 
>    In college I was an English major. I read, and wrote, and discussed
> things. I did close readings of texts to discover patterns and
> motivations and to infer more subtle ideas. Now I am a sysadmin and a
> manager. My lack of a technical degree was never an issue. But I see
> that "technical" people with good language and critical thinking skills
> are more useful, effective, and flexible than those without.

This is the same reason why people who were musicians were more useful 
many years ago. A musician is used to making a quick decision and going 
with it even when wrong. They are also use to learning from their 
mistakes much faster. One of the reasons I still tend to put that on my 
resume under other activities.

-- 
Rick Hamell

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