> On Dec 18, 2017, at 6:16 PM, Gunnar Swanson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
quoting Don:
>> - Schools do a horrible job of preparing students for the world after
>> school. This is, in part, because most professors have never had a job
>> outside of the university. So professors think they know what skills are
>> needed, but they are provably wrong.
>
> That is true of many. I plead not guilty on that count. It’s been relatively recently that I have made my living for longer as a university professor than I had as a working graphic designer.
I hope, in addition to indicate my having had a job outside the university, it’s clear that I do not think I know what skills are needed. I try to make good guesses and I keep in touch with employers (who are often provably wrong in their assessments.)
Gunnar
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