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[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by Micah

I bet you're a real hoot at parties!

I once taught for four years at a community college. A few colleagues in the Division of Science and Math maintained good quality in our courses, but the vast majority gave away grades for showing up. It was frustrating to me.

Frustrating became frightening when my blood pressure dropped one day due to a bout with the flu and I hit the floor. All the EMTs, all the nurses, and everyone I saw for the first 45 minutes after my collapse had been trained at the community college with real quality control problems and almost no academic rigor.

Fortunately, all I needed was to lie down, get an IV put in, and try to replenish lost fluids to get my blood pressure back up. Had more detailed analysis of symptoms, complex diagnoses, or rapid administration of essential measures been needed, I would have been in trouble.

Those who train medical professionals should do so as if their own lives will one day depend upon them.

Those who train engineers should do so as of their own lives will one day depend upon them.

The Air Force loved me, because they understand that our lives and liberties will one day depend on those in control of our weapons of war. State colleges and universities see things very differently.

Party on ...