Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Caitlin's deep thought for the day
i wish that someone had told me during high school, or even during university, that what would really be of use to me later in life was not a straight A+ average, but experience in whatever field i should choose to pursue as a career. then maybe i would have spent less time poring over assignments and textbooks and more time out in the real world, doing something useful like volunteering. go figure.
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Mike says, not that A+'s across the board is a bad thing. I think anyone can be successful whatever there grades, or first jobs, or volunteering. That from a guy who dropped out of second year university and who leads 10+ people at work. Anything can happen if you set you mind to it.
Caitlin, this post gives me hope.
I have always excused my less-than-A+-average with the notion that things learned, including life experience, can be just as, if not more, important.
But I have always done so from my side of the 'grass'. Thank you so much for showing me that everything else just looks greener from where we stand.
That said, I must continue to motivate myself for those A+s in these last few months of school;)
I could have told you that. Should have told you. Would have. If only I'd opened my mouth. I open my mouth a lot, but mostly to gape like a gaffed fish.
Anyway, who's going to question the 3.9 (repeating) grade average? "Uh, yeah, Caitlin, you're *definitely* doing the wrong thing, as your godlike GPA clearly indicates." You see how the words "smarten up" might come across as slightly ironic.
It's my opinion that your Curran genetics have brought you to this pass. I blame my own all the time: it's a handy scapegoat. The Curran package does not include the alchemical formula whereby brains are transformed into gold. The brains are expanded into ever more knowledgeable and skillful brains, and yet the door keeps not being knocked on with lucrative sponsorship offers, bags of cash, luxury goods and services, etc. It's highly annoying. Cousin Rachel and I always agreed that we should be paid good money to read books for a living. Now she's a lawyer, so I suppose she figured out how to leap this particular hurdle. I'm sure you will too.
:Peter
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