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Skriven 2008-07-24 11:59:00 av Bob Klahn (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Richard Webb
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 BK>>  OK, how about this... amend
 BK>> the law so that those who retire at
BK>> 62, and go into teaching, do not have their teaching income
BK>> deducted from social security. That way people like me, tech  types,
BK>> or businessmen, or skilled trades, or even economists or
BK>> scientists, or whatever, could switch to teaching what they have
BK>> spent a lifetime learning. They might still not find it
BK>>  economically feasible, for some, or for many, but it would
BK>>  become more feasible for a lot of people. I believe it would for
BK>> me.

 RW> I could see that.  AFter all, what's more important than
 RW> educating our next generation to be productive citizens,
 RW> able to compete in the global economy, etc. WHy waste a
 RW> lifetime's experience when if that person found it
 RW> advantageous he'd be very willing to spend the time
 RW> educating?

 Esp since that is the traditional path. Work from beginner to
 journeyman to master. The Master teaches the beginners, and the
 circle continues.

 RW> I know, score iirc was supposed to help with
 RW> some of this, for those unfamiliar that was the service
 RW> corps of retired exectuvies, supposed to help entrepreners
 RW> with small business development, etc.

 Score was for small business owners. And was only an advisory
 service. And they volunteers were retired already. The problem
 is educating those who haven't even gotten a start yet. And
 those who will work in business, rather than start one.

 Few people should try starting a business until after they have
 had much experience working for others. Even others who fail,
 you will probably learn more from them.

 RW> My complaint in my
 RW> business with the graduates of the audio programs is that
 RW> they don't have any real world experience, or the knowledge
 RW> that comes with it. THey get to play a bit in the lab with
 RW> the state of the art stuff, but  then when they graduate

 I got to play with advanced level tech in the military. A few
 years later it was common in the civilian world. I also learned
 to work without all the high tech.

 RW> and they start at the bottom they're operating last
 RW> decade's technology.  THey don't know how to troubleshoot;
 RW> no idea how to cope without super mix automation, etcetera.



 RW> My cousin's daughter has gone to school in audio production
 RW> and has never spliced analog tape.  I was sitting at a
 RW> family gathering and I was talking about gain structure and
 RW> she did one of these "huh what?" things.

 That's where having family in the business helps. Give her some
 time working at all the things she never learned.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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