On Education
I received an e-mail the other day, and was asked this question (I’m paraphrasing):
Would you suggest I finish my B.S. in Information Technology, or just go through Microsoft’s learning courses? It seems that by the time you finish the college curriculum it’s already outdated.
I’ll show you outdated. Show of hands, please…anyone who’s a whiz with Office 2003. Go ahead and start setting aside bail money now, because you’ll prolly kill someone with your bare hands in those first three excruciating days with Office 2007. If you can stay manslaughter-free through to Day Four, the heavens will open for you, I promise.
A lot of people make the mistake of equating education with training. Here’s how I differentiate the two…
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