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Subject:RE: Qualifications for an off shore writer? From:"Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC 584 CBSS/GBHAC" <Darren -dot- Butler -dot- ctr -at- Robins -dot- af -dot- mil> To:"Keith Hood" <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>, <jleer -at- leertech -dot- net> Date:Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:25:12 -0500
>> As my grandfather used to say and he's never been proven wrong, more education does not make you smarter.<<
Keith,
There is a reason your Grandfather has never been proven wrong....
I would, however, add the qualifier "necessarily" to his sage statement. IMHO, "smart" is the ability to learn without always having to be formally taught. For some folks, education is the first step in *becoming* smart(er), for others it can quickly become a road block.
We've all met people who are educated beyond their intelligence, i.e. who can deftly regurgitate what they have been taught by others but can't use that knowledge base to produce new information or solve problems that they have never been exposed to. Every June, our public High Schools are rolling out herds of these myrmidons in increasing numbers....and many of them will go on to achieve public office.
TWIT,
Darren
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From: techwr-l-bounces+darren -dot- butler -dot- ctr=robins -dot- af -dot- mil -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+darren -dot- butler -dot- ctr=robins -dot- af -dot- mil -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Keith Hood
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 7:36 PM
To: TECHWR-L; jleer -at- leertech -dot- net
Subject: RE: Qualifications for an off shore writer?
Yes, having a degree has never been proof of anything except the ability to know how to get by on tests. As my grandfather used to say and he's never been proven wrong, more education does not make you smarter.
--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Jon Leer <jleer -at- leertech -dot- net> wrote:
From: Jon Leer <jleer -at- leertech -dot- net>
Subject: RE: Qualifications for an off shore writer?
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 3:43 PM
I've been bemoaning that fact that I never finished my MBA and it's held me
back from management positions. Well, it goes to show you just how dumb
management can be. They are amongst the herd of wildebeests going over
cliff, chasing a trend without thinking about the consequences.
Jon Leer
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> Subject: RE: Qualifications for an off shore writer?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Julie Stickler
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 12:36 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Qualifications for an off shore writer?
>
> >Any other idea, suggestions, stories to share about hiring off shore
> writers?
>
> The hardest thing about it might be keeping the Powers That
> Be convinced that they should be willing to pay for a quality
> off-shore writer.
>
> I haven't worked with off-shore writers but I did have an
> experience with a development team. They originally went for
> cheap workers, and they got what they paid for. I think it
> took the entire team over a month to resolve a single bug
> (and they little work they did to do it did NOT match the
> time they were given - a single on-site kid fresh outta
> college resolved three very similar bugs in a week).
>
> Within another month, we had a new, pricier team in place
> that actually produced results.
>
> I hope that they are going with a skilled development team
> and paying accordingly, and they should expect do the same
> with the technical
> writer.
>
> - V
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