Comments on: Exploring the Online Characteristics of Generation F/Y, and Their Implications-Part 2 http://rhettsmith.com/2009/06/exploring-the-online-characteristics-of-generation-fy-and-their-implications-part-2/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:02:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Greg in Mexico http://rhettsmith.com/2009/06/exploring-the-online-characteristics-of-generation-fy-and-their-implications-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7475 Greg in Mexico Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:09:19 +0000 http://rhettsmith.com/?p=2543#comment-7475 I've been pondering what to do with my sons (ages 16, 15, & 11) in regards to guiding them toward higher education. It does seem like the current college/university system ("racket" may be a better word) is outdated and stuck in the Industrial Age. Here's a great article called "Will Higher Education Be the Next Bubble to Burst?" http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i37/37a05601.htm Fabius Maximus blogs abt higher education quite frequently at: http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/million/ So we're in this together! How do we guide our children to navigate an unnecessarily expensive out-dated system? The conversation continues... I’ve been pondering what to do with my sons (ages 16, 15, & 11) in regards to guiding them toward higher education. It does seem like the current college/university system (“racket” may be a better word) is outdated and stuck in the Industrial Age. Here’s a great article called “Will Higher Education Be the Next Bubble to Burst?”

http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i37/37a05601.htm

Fabius Maximus blogs abt higher education quite frequently at:
http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/million/

So we’re in this together! How do we guide our children to navigate an unnecessarily expensive out-dated system? The conversation continues…

]]> By: jonathan louie http://rhettsmith.com/2009/06/exploring-the-online-characteristics-of-generation-fy-and-their-implications-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-7435 jonathan louie Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:34:13 +0000 http://rhettsmith.com/?p=2543#comment-7435 Credentials aren't important at Second Mile as I've observed. It's more about demonstrating a changed life and a Spirit led life. I think not having human credentials allows an organization to be more nimble. Waiting for a degree to be completed can delay an opportunity, or even cause an opportunity to be missed. I liked what I heard when I had a leadership class in seminary taught by McManus a few years ago. He said at Mosaic the ones who lead are the ones who step up. Taking risks is rewarded. A related question: Does online contribution count as much as physical interactions? If I converse over facebook, but I don't over a meal how much does that count for? Credentials aren't important at Second Mile as I've observed. It's more about demonstrating a changed life and a Spirit led life. I think not having human credentials allows an organization to be more nimble. Waiting for a degree to be completed can delay an opportunity, or even cause an opportunity to be missed. I liked what I heard when I had a leadership class in seminary taught by McManus a few years ago. He said at Mosaic the ones who lead are the ones who step up. Taking risks is rewarded.

A related question: Does online contribution count as much as physical interactions? If I converse over facebook, but I don't over a meal how much does that count for?

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