> Well, I spent one year at a small private college up on top of a mountain, and by and large the professors there were awesome.
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> Then I went to the University of Phoenix, and found that perhaps 50% of the faculty just didn't care. They were not there to continue their own learning process, they were not open to changing their views, they were just ...The Man. If you asked questions that made them feel threatened, then they would Squash You Like The Bug That You Were.
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> In that kind of environment, any real learning that you did had to be outside of the classroom.
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> - Enigma

I learned plenty outside of the classroom. Back then it was customary to "work your way" through college. I had a job at the local daily newspaper, and I learned a lot there.

Like everybody else, I had some great classes and some of the other kind. Others were sort of in between. That is, I learned some valuable stuff, but didn't have much fun doing it.

The most enjoyable thing about college was my family's reaction. They never expected me to start college, much less stick with it and graduate. I don't mean just my immediate family. There were aunts, uncles, and cousins who were, to say the least, surprised.

Money was tight, so I learned how to squeeze the miles out of a buck. Maybe that was the most important thing I learned.

Like so many things, I wouldn't take anything for the experience, but I'd sure hate to have to do it again.
Howard