Re:educatedhisto feel free to delete

From:"ander093@tc.umn.edu"

>Just for the record...the response below was to me from JF. I asked what his 
formal histology training was and this was his answer. I have also trained many 
people in Histology and I am in agreement with you. Some of the best that I have
trained have had little background...but a lot of interest.
Respectfully,
LuAnn



JF wrote:

Actually I am an HTL (ASCP).  I have a B.S. in Biochemistry from Duke 
>University/ MBA from William and Mary and a MS in Biochemistry from 
>University of California at Davis.  Without these degrees I would not have 
>been able to became a manager of a Lab.  I will only give OJT to people
with 
>degrees because these people have proven that they are trainable and able
to 
>understand the theory.  They are able to think for themselves when it comes

>to troubleshooting problems that arise.  I don't have to hold their little 
>hands or keep answering "why" questions.  They can work with little 
>supervision.
>
>
> 
> Firstly i'm not jf from so-cal but I must disagree with you. Also my
> credentials can't compare with yours being a BA HT/HTL, nevertheless I have
> spent about 6 years training ht's after work
> i'm on number 17 now. I must say that some of my best students were the
> noncollege educated,
> without an AS BA or BS. Having a college degree does not mean that you are
> intelligent or even that you can think clearly. For some people this is true
> but really some of the dumbest people I know are highly college educated and
> some of the smartest people I've have known were on the job trained high
> school graduates. I have been lucky to have had the opportunity to teach
> some of these people histology and find them jobs in histology , and each
> and every one is a credit to the field.
>    Shall we stop trying to degrade those in our field that do excellent work
> and have learned  histology by nontraditional/noncollege routes. rather
> these excellent individuals who have had the initiative and drive to teach
> themselves or seek out noncollege routes to excellence and have succeded in
> achieving ht ce    
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ander093@netscape.net [mailto:ander093@netscape.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 7:01 PM
> To: Educatedhisto@cs.com
> Cc: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: RE: Re: educatedhisto
> 
> 
> ander093 wrote:

> OK...but I do not see any formal histology training there. Did you graduate
> from a certified Histology program? If not....how did you recieve your
> training in Histology?? OYJ???
> 
> 
> 
> JF wrote:
> 
> >Actually I am an HTL (ASCP).  I have a B.S. in Biochemistry from Duke 
> >University/ MBA from William and Mary and a MS in Biochemistry from 
> >University of California at Davis.  Without these degrees I would not have 
> >been able to became a manager of a Lab.  I will only give OJT to people
> with 
> >degrees because these people have proven that they are trainable and able
> to 
> >understand the theory.  They are able to think for themselves when it comes
> 
> >to troubleshooting problems that arise.  I don't have to hold their little 
> >hands or keep answering "why" questions.  They can work with little 
> >supervision.
> >
> >ander093 wrote:
> >
> >Just curious... Mr."Educatedhisto", where did you recieve your FORMAL 
> >histology training-which certified institution did you graduate from- and
> are 
> >you BOR certified???
> >
> >L.A. HT(ASCP)
> >
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Firstly i'm not jf from so-cal but I must disagree with you. > Also my credentials can't compare with yours being a BA HT/HTL, nevertheless > I have spent about 6 years training ht's after work

> >

i'm on number 17 now. I must say that some of my best > students were the noncollege educated, >
without an AS BA or BS. Having a college degree does not > mean that you are intelligent or even that you can think clearly. For some > people this is true but really some of the dumbest people I know are highly > college educated and some of the smartest people I've have known were on the > job trained high school graduates. I have been lucky to have had the > opportunity to teach some of these people histology and find them jobs in > histology , and each and every one is a credit to the field.

> >

   Shall we stop trying to degrade those in our > field that do excellent work and have learned  histology by > nontraditional/noncollege routes. rather these excellent individuals who have > had the initiative and drive to teach themselves or seek out noncollege > routes to excellence and have succeded in achieving ht ce    >

> >

-----Original Message----- >
From: ander093@netscape.net [ HREF="mailto:ander093@netscape.net">mailto:ander093@netscape.net] >
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 7:01 PM >
To: Educatedhisto@cs.com >
Cc: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu >
Subject: RE: Re: educatedhisto >

>
> >

Educatedhisto@cs.com wrote: >

> >

OK...but I do not see any formal histology training there. > Did you graduate from a certified Histology program? If not....how did you > recieve your training in Histology?? OYJ???

>
>
>
>
> >

>Actually I am an HTL (ASCP).  I have a B.S. in > Biochemistry from Duke >
>University/ MBA from William and Mary and a MS in > Biochemistry from >
>University of California at Davis.  Without these > degrees I would not have >
>been able to became a manager of a Lab.  I will > only give OJT to people with >
>degrees because these people have proven that they are > trainable and able to >
>understand the theory.  They are able to think for > themselves when it comes >
>to troubleshooting problems that arise.  I don't > have to hold their little >
>hands or keep answering "why" questions.  > They can work with little >
>supervision. >
> >
> >
> >
>Just curious... Mr."Educatedhisto", where did > you recieve your FORMAL >
>histology training-which certified institution did you > graduate from- and are >
>you BOR certified??? >
> >
>L.A. HT(ASCP) >
> >
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