Re: Professional equals degree?

From:rueggp

I think you need both formal classroom training and "on the job training".  That
said I have been trained on the job by some remarkable people and I have trained
some people that would not have ever been able to get what I taught them from a
classroom.  Some of us are experts in very specific areas and haven't gotten
around to writing the book or teaching formal classes yet.  If we don't pass our
knowledge on as best we can, it may be lost someday.
Patsy Ruegg

Educatedhisto@cs.com wrote:

> Hey, no one gave me a piece of paper.  I earned my degrees through hard work
> and studying.  Maybe someone gave you your degree in Europe, does Sally
> Struthers ship over seas?  Its not the paper but the class work and theory
> behind it all.  You don't get this in "on the job training."  With on the job
> training you are only as smart as the person training you.  I have seen
> people training others and specifically leave something out of the sequence
> so that their work would look better.  Its usually minor but still it effects
> quality.  Don't you people understand that training in a class room under the
> direct supervision of a PHD is better than in the work place with someone who
> may not be training you right?
>
> J. F.
> SoCal
>
> Well, I don't know.
>
> Time to go back to THE WIZARD OF OZ and re-screen that clip about "Why do
> you need a brain when I can give you a diploma?", I guess.
>
> Professionals stay till the work is done, and don't clock-watch, and care
> deeply about getting right what they do, and are available to help out when
> a glitch gets in the way of the work -- that is, they don't mind
> troubleshooting by telephone even if they're not officially "on call".
>
> I know people with degrees whose behaviour is unprofessional, and I am VERY
> happy to work alongside people whose behaviour is professional whether or
> not they have a piece of paper somewhere on file.
>
> Alex K
>
> At 16:19 08/01/02 -0500, Educatedhisto@cs.com wrote:
> >that actually is unprofessional. the proper way for a professional to resign
> >is to give 4 weeks notice. that way if they will have time to find someone
> >else to fill your position. you also should not use your vaca time as
> notice.
> >it is unfair to the employer and they have the right to refuse to allow you
> >to take that ime off.
> >when i left my job in a hospital(i worked there 8 years) i had over 40 days
> >of vaction. i just had them pay me for it.
> >John
> >
> >No its not John, because Histotechs are not PROFESSIONALS.  Professionals
> are
> >people with degrees
> >
> >
> Alex Knisely, MD
> Consultant Histopathologist
>
> alex.knisely@kcl.ac.uk
>
> Institute of Liver Studies
> King's College Hospital
> Denmark Hill
> London  SE5 9RS  UK
>
> +44 (0)20 - 7346 - 3125 telefax
> +44 (0)20 - 7346 - 4627 office





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