> Education is what you do to *yourself*.

'Education', when I singly I quote it as I did, means
"The Established and Entrenched Educational (university)
Establishment".

And I'm pointing more squarely at the 'publish or perish'
atmosphere that exists in acedemia where every little
"jot and tittle" is thoroughly characterized, studied and
sole ownership of the idea 'claimed' (via much fanfare)
by those doing the research which ultimately is published
in journals which have limited readership ... whereas most
of us with real-world practical experience have seen MANY
of these phenoms in our work - but lack the time and money
to persue it singularly as researchers do who solicit funds
from various trusts or gov't funding ...

I have nothing against research nor it's publication nor
the notification of the public of it's existance - but
*some* of it, I do believe, is vastly overblown in
importance, scope and interpretated 'meaning' ...

RF Jim


----- Original Message -----
From: "Roman Black" <fastvid@EZY.NET.AU>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [EE]: Non linear dynamics of discrete time electronic systems


> Jim wrote:
> >
> >    "More than you hoped there was to know about the subject"
> >    "Probably only for the aficionados."
> >
> > You would be surprised what any one of us could
> > do - when we put the *full* resources of our time
> > and ingenuity to work on a 'problem' ... then again
> > there is that vein of 'education' where one's end
> > product is not so much 'product' as it is producing
> > (literally) volumes of little-read, obscure material
> > for others in 'education' ...
>
>
> Education is what you do to *yourself*.
> Expecting someone "smarter" to educate you
> is a sure fire way to accomplish mediocrity.
>
> And just so that is not misinterpreted I think
> Russell's efforts to present the list with
> new and interesting academic items is to be
> commended not criticised. :o)
> -Roman
>

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