Re: [orca-list] Ot: does anyone have a certification from the Linux foundation?

[John Heim <john johnheim net>]

Right, believe me, I understand that you have to play the hand life 
deals you. I've gotten into that debate on other lists as well. Far too 
many blind people think that if anyone isn't as successful as they are, 
it's their own fault. It doesn't matter what level of success that is. I 
have seen guys on SSDI trash other  people for being on SSDI. I'm not 
doing that. I just want to fight this perception that a college degree 
isn't particularly useful. That is just totally wrong. If you want to 
get into a STEM field (science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics), a degree is very important.


On 03/09/2016 04:33 PM, B. Henry wrote:
> The problem is that some folks just could not swing it for one reason or another, and how to go back to 
> college both time and money wise later in life
> can be very challenging to say the least.
> Not finishing highschool is pretty dumb in most cases, and if you are bright enough to not need it then you 
> should be able to finish an adult ed
> highschool program in weeks I'd think.
> Anyway, the only reason I even chimed in on this at all is that I did hear reports, think on business news 
> about several major companies dropping degree
> requirements for many positions. I'm talking mjor i.t. players, but do not remember which ones.
> Come to think of it they may have been talking more developers/coders than admins also, and I can see where 
> it'd be more likely that someone might not
> pick up on some of the skills they need on their own when it comes to some aspects of administration. The 
> sikill set is a bit more diverse than that for
> programming I'd say.
>        

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John Heim
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