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the disadvantages of an elite education

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http://www.theamericanscholar.org/the-disadvantages-of-an-elite-education/

here is something (link above) that resonates with me against the backdrop where all the brain drain that is happening in Nepal and the way smart youths are progressing towards being cookie cutter professionals rather than the entrepreneurs, innovators, creative intellectuals/professionals they could become.

The writer stresses on the “disadvantages brought forth by the elite education system in the US (and the world… i will add). The system is gearing towards making careers, rather than making minds. They make professionals who cannot deal with the rest of the system or environoment they live around, rather than making innovators who can deal with problems of others inside the eco-system.

Our elite education system is fast becoming a system that makes “excellent sheeps” :)

When we send our smart youths away to study at the elite institutions in the world, maybe we are not going to get very much in return (in line with our expectations).

Crisis Management Experts, newly acquired skill sets for Nepalis.

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come to think about it… for an software development firm like ours, this past 6 months been quite an experience.

  • “survived a 16 hours a day without (grid) electricity, operating an IT firm “
  • “made it through getting drinking water supplies from taps that open for 1 hour every 4 days” “
  • “everything and everybody is at least 15% to 30% more expensive since 6 months ago”
  • “taking 3 to 6 months to find/hire a single web developer”
  • “having one of the most expensive internet service in the world and the most unreliable mobile services”
  • ” going through almost every single day a political strikes, city shutdowns and road stoppages for the last 6 months” (see www.nepalbandh.com for proofs)

As an entrepreneur I say , this has been quite a bountiful experience for me and made me into “a guerilla crisis management expert” .
“If I survived this, I can now survive anything.”

    I bet a lot of the entrepreneurs here in Nepal can now be classified as” a crisis management expert” ,

    Maybe its time to market that skill set too in your resume, if you ever needed to.

    so you think you are special…

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    so you think you are special??

    here is a thought: On your next job application….,

    DON’T SEND RESUMES/BIO DATA WHILE APPLYING.

    Don’t. ((full stop there))

    Instead: (As Seth godin writes and I wholly endorse it )

    “How about three extraordinary letters of recommendation from people the employer knows or respects?
    Or a sophisticated project they can see or touch?
    Or a reputation that precedes you?
    Or a blog that is so compelling and insightful that they have no choice but to follow up? “

    http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/2123/27146996

    as usual :) check out Seth article…its his idea. i wholly endorse it.

    I get a lot of my inspiration from “that wise guy”.