Peter:

Understood.
Too bad “we” (ie, USA socio-culture) don’t have the gumption to make it enlightening.

Best regards,

Waldemar
Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD
(Perseveret et Percipiunt)
503.631.8044

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. (A Einstein)

> On Sep 14, 2020, at 7:05 PM, Peter Lloyd Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Waldemar,
> Ummmm… I don’t know. I also have many definitive failures that have taught me much. Education is a messy endeavor. 
> P
> 
> 
> Peter Lloyd Jones
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> 562-209-4080
> 
> Sent by determined causes that no amount of will is able to thwart. 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sep 14, 2020, at 4:01 PM, Waldemar Schmidt <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>> 
>> So, a less than satisfactory educational experience overall then, Peter?
>> 
>> Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD
>> (Perseveret et Percipiunt)
>> 503.631.8044
>> 
>> Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. (A Einstein)
>> 
>>> On Sep 14, 2020, at 6:36 AM, Peter Lloyd Jones <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> General rule, for me, is:
>>> 
>>> Grade school - professional-grade day dreaming, sent to ear doctor for not being intellectually present
>>> Middle school - Failing seventh grade
>>> High school - the system failing my needs, dropping out in tenth grade, getting a GED and attending a community college for grades
>>> Bachelor’s - expansion of one’s knowledge base and worldview, etc.
>>> Bachelor’s - expansion of one’s knowledge base and worldview, etc.part 2
>>> Master’s - filing grievances against chair of the department for appropriating my ideas 
>>> Doctoral - really??
>>> 
>>> Peter Lloyd Jones
>>> [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>>> 562-209-4080
>>> 
>>> Sent by determined causes that no amount of will is able to thwart. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Sep 12, 2020, at 5:08 PM, Waldemar A Schmidt, PhD, MD <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> General rule, for me, is:
>>>> 
>>>> Grade school - basic skills to warrant advance to Middle school.
>>>> Middle school - basic skills to warrant advance to Hight school.
>>>> High school - basic skills to warrant advance to college/uni.
>>>> Bachelor’s - expansion of one’s knowledge base and worldview, etc.
>>>> Master’s - acquisition of specialty skills needed in some types of work.
>>>> Doctoral - acquisition of advance skills, usually in specialty area, w/ or w/o societal approval to do certain work - health care, lega, etc.
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