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5 years reading fist post. Has anyone ever thought of not putting so much effort on so called education. Many of tease beautiful minds are able to do things wit

5 years reading fist post. Has anyone ever thought of not putting so much effort on so called education. Many of tease beautiful minds are able to do things without the academics that others go though to become Qualified in. Where as when you try to force them to go though school they are unable to adapt to that completely unrelated medium of learning. Me personaly I dropped out of High school on my 6th year because I was unable to get past 9th grade English. Never got though collage never got my GED, and not due to a lack of trying. I am now in my 3rd engineering job not in title but in the work I preform. 1st structural engineer, 2nd Mechanical engineer, and now Systems engineer. I am not going to try to clam to be a genius but I do find myself ecelling above some of the engineers who delegate there projects to me. There are so many fields out there where these people not just the autistic can learn to do just by doing. The only reason they are stuck flipping burgers is because we have this preconception that you can not learn without a certificate form a institution of Higher education. FYI Sorry For the bad spelling I reviewed this for 30 min, and fixed everything I could find.

kwhitefoot 10y ago
> Sorry For the bad spelling I reviewed this for 30 min, and fixed everything I could find. But a spelling checker, such as the one built in to Firefox, would have found them all as you typed. Why is it that almost no one uses them?
- skynatnet 10y ago
  Used it, but somethings just I couldn't find the right spelling for.
- NoGravitas 10y ago
  Most of the spelling errors in their post were 'wrong word' errors, aka the [Cupertino effect][0]. A spell checker would not have found those. It's possible they were also relying on auto-completion, which increases this type of error. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino_effect
luxpir 10y ago
Thanks for commenting. Don't worry about spelling. I can't believe how militant some people are about it in every last situation. This is supposed to be a forum where ideas matter most. So keep on posting if you have them. If spelling gives you anxiety, a little pass through a wordprocessor should clear up any clangers. Sure you know already. Anyway, your point resonated because I know many who struggle to express themselves with confidence but could solve the heck out of most engineering problems. These people are often the most fascinating to hear from, juggling every idea from all angles. Some kind of proof of aptitude is needed that doesn't require ye olde worlde 'academic' approaches.
Joof 10y ago
I at least sympathize. In college I was either one of the best students in the school or one of the worst. Consistently was at least 2 standard deviations ahead of the class in compilers and strong in abstract maths, but I failed every writing course at least once. I spent roughly a year and a half taking and retaking writing courses after finishing all my other courses and nearly got kicked out. If someone excels in something, nurture that; don't shut talented people out of their potential because they have deficiencies elsewhere.

kwhitefoot 10y ago

> Sorry For the bad spelling I reviewed this for 30 min, and fixed everything I could find. But a spelling checker, such as the one built in to Firefox, would have found them all as you typed. Why is it that almost no one uses them?

skynatnet 10y ago
Used it, but somethings just I couldn't find the right spelling for.
NoGravitas 10y ago
Most of the spelling errors in their post were 'wrong word' errors, aka the [Cupertino effect][0]. A spell checker would not have found those. It's possible they were also relying on auto-completion, which increases this type of error. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupertino_effect

luxpir 10y ago

Thanks for commenting. Don't worry about spelling. I can't believe how militant some people are about it in every last situation. This is supposed to be a forum where ideas matter most. So keep on posting if you have them. If spelling gives you anxiety, a little pass through a wordprocessor should clear up any clangers. Sure you know already. Anyway, your point resonated because I know many who struggle to express themselves with confidence but could solve the heck out of most engineering problems. These people are often the most fascinating to hear from, juggling every idea from all angles. Some kind of proof of aptitude is needed that doesn't require ye olde worlde 'academic' approaches.

Joof 10y ago

I at least sympathize. In college I was either one of the best students in the school or one of the worst. Consistently was at least 2 standard deviations ahead of the class in compilers and strong in abstract maths, but I failed every writing course at least once. I spent roughly a year and a half taking and retaking writing courses after finishing all my other courses and nearly got kicked out. If someone excels in something, nurture that; don't shut talented people out of their potential because they have deficiencies elsewhere.