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Skriven 2014-03-23 15:29:00 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> Yes, it could lead to a paying job. And, depending on what area of art
 RH> history you specialise in, it could lead to a very lucrative job. OTOH,
 RH> it could lead to a "Do you want fries with that?" job.

 DD> There are almost as many openings for an Art History major as there
 DD> are for the holder of a doctorate in Etruscan Pottery. And hold the
 DD> fries.   Bv)=

 RH> Actually I think there may be more jobs for the former than the latter.
 RH> I minored in art, had to take a couple of art history classes which
 RH> were quite interesting. We didn't get into it in depth but somewhat
 RH> more than the average Art Appreciation 101 student does. And, sub a
 RH> side salad for the fries for me please, thousand island dressing.

Not denying that art history can be interesting. So is anthropology and
vulcanology. Etruscan pottery can come under both of those. Would you like
something to drink besides the water?
 
 DD> Actually, if played right, a master's is like a union card for
 DD> employment at a community college in a teaching role. Or for working
 DD> in state gummint as a bureaucrap. I found that out (the college deal)
 DD> at the 2 year college (known then, affectionately, as either "Plywood
 DD> U" or "Tinker Toy Tech" due to the temporary building on the temporary
 DD> campus) I went to. I had signed up for American History and the
 DD> instructor presented a bunch of material with a pretty obvious pink
 DD> (tending toward red) shading -- leading to some knock-down, drag-out
 DD> arguments led by me and a couple others. Come to find out Weasel
 DD> Face's degree was an MA in English and Creative Writing - Poetry from

 RH> Sounds like the college was grabbing any warm body with a Master's,
 RH> irregardless of the field it was in. I took a couple of community
 RH> college classes--they were quite easy but I did put some work into
 RH> them. I didn't argue with the instructor tho. Here, I did question the
 RH> instructor in a couple of my classes on how an exam was graded (showing
 RH> proof I was right) and got my grade raised. The one instructor
 RH> acknowledged one incorrect grading but not the other--I still got my A
 RH> for the class, even with his misgrading the exam.

I understand that after they got into their permanent campus that they raised
the standards quite a bit. And not all of the instructors were, by any stretch
of the imagination, as bad a the examples I cited - which were, of course,
picked (by me) to be bad examples. I took a physical geography course from a
guy who made it very interesting - even though it was not the course I thought
I was signing up to take. To this day I remember the rainfall figures for
Chirapungi, India (allegedly the wettest place on earth).
 
 DD> Southern New Hampshire University; a school I had never heard of until
 DD> I checked into his background for a column I was doing for the campus
 DD> newspaper. I wound up dropping the course for two reasons - firstly, I
 DD> was not learning anything from that dolt and second, it was pretty
 DD> obvious that I was not going to get anything like a passing grade from
 DD> his prejudiced standards.

 RH> Generally it seems if the instructor doesn't care for a student's
 RH> attitude, the student is the one who suffers. I've not heard of that
 RH> school either.

That's pretty much a law of nature - same with arguing with the gendarmes. You
know it's going to go in their favour.
 
 DD> Other states may have different rules but the IACJC (Illinois
 DD> Association of Community and Junior Colleges) mandate only having a
 DD> Master's degree to become a staff instructor. No field qualifications
 DD> specified.

 RH> My BIL was head of the fire fighting school at Champaigne-Urbana campus
 RH> for a while before he moved out west. AFAIK, he only had a batchelor's
 RH> degree--guess a lot of OJT as a firefighter helped him get the job.
 RH> He's done quite a bit of arson investigation on a national level &
 RH> written about it.

That is something that Illinois does (pretty much the whole state). You get
credit for lessons learned in the school of hard knocks. Which is how I CLEPped
into that MA. They tested me and found I was experience educated to a Master's
Degree level. I audited two classes and wrote a paper (they called it a thesis
- I called it an article) and they granted me a degree. After the University of
Illinois too over the Sangamon State operation I got a call offering to
"upgrade" mt degree to a UofI degree. So, I asked if it would make me any
smarter or just put money in their bank account. After some sputtering on the
other end I said "I thought not" and quietly hung up.
 
 DD> The State of Illinois Civil Service rules do not care what sort of
 DD> degree you have if the job requirements list having a college degree
 DD> as necessary for a position. I knew a lady at Illinois Department of
 DD> Agriculture who was in charge of a test lab in the Division of Meat,
 DD> Poultry and Livestock Inspection. Her degree was in Textile Design.
 DD> Bv)=

 RH> Former 4-H er? (G)

Not that I know of. But, politically well connected. And, as I told Weller - it
was an admin job not hands-on science work.
 
 DD> kidlings after the crops are in and up. GMOs and Round-up Ready seed
 DD> has freed up things like an old-timer (like my grandfather's
 DD> contemporaries) would not believe.

 RH> None of the farmers I knew could do that but they were all dairy
 RH> farmers.

 DD> That's why I specified "ca$h grain" in my opening remark. I know you
 DD> can't duck out on livestock or dairy operations - but, plants can be
 DD> pretty self tending ... Like cats.

 RH> Depends on if it's an indoor or outdoor cat. The latter are a lot more
 RH> self sufficient than the former.

Well, yeah. But, if they get outside and stay outside they soon learn or die. 
Bv)=

 RH> Yes, we each cook to our own tastes. Found out a couple of Logan's
 RH> favorite foods are rice and cheese.

 DD>       Title: Jalapeno Risotto w/Sonoma Dry Jack Cheese
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Rice, Chilies, Cheese
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings

 RH> Doubt he'd go for this--he likes plain rice and don't think he's into
 RH> heat yet.

 DD> Might let him try - you might be surprised. I remember Nanook's
 DD> stories about Neekha and her chileheadedness at an early age. Might
 DD> try him on bulgur .... kids are pretty adaptable.

 RH> He's up in NY now for a few days, then down to FL before going back to
 RH> AZ. Our house is quiet again. His cousin Sarah liked hot stuff when she
 RH> was his age but isn't as into it now that she's 3 years beyond that.

I think that was Neekha's deal too. She like the hot stuff when she was
younger. But, I think she's a teen now (or near to it) and not nearly so
chile-headed.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Peasant Curry - India
 Categories: Game, Curry, Chilies
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      3    Pheasants; disjointed
      2 ts Coriander
      1 tb Cumin
      2 tb Sesame seeds
      1 tb Turmeric
    1/2 tb Chilies
      2 c  Water
    1/4 ts Ginger; ground
      2 ts Salt
      3 tb Butter
      1 c  Onions; sliced
 
  Pound together the coriander, cumin, sesame seeds,
  turmeric, chile peppers, ginger and salt. Rub mixture
  into pheasant pieces. Melt the butter in a casserole
  dish and brown onions in it. Add the pheasant and any
  left over spices and brown. Stir in the water; cover
  and cook over low heat forty five minutes or until
  tender. Cover for ten minutes.
  
  From: Sallie Krebs
  
  Internet posting 8/95 by joell@mpx.com.au
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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