Comments on: Princeton Rev-who? http://greatganesha.com/2006/10/03/princeton-rev-who/ idol ramblings, holy irreverent. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:58:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr Rhiannon Meredith http://greatganesha.com/2006/10/03/princeton-rev-who/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Dr Rhiannon Meredith Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:10:31 +0000 http://greatganesha.com/?p=251#comment-256 Shouldn't numbers be for counting beans? In my many (hundreds of?) years of teaching I've seen education re-invented many times but to me it's always been about the student. It's a body which walks (or runs!) away at the end of the course and what's in the brain that counts. It's terribly sad that recruiters have to play the rankings game but they too are ranked on their performance - and no doubt also so are the rankers. ...and the rankers of rankers??? There's only one way through it all without the rankings and that is to follow Scumacher's book (not the racing driver, the other one) 'Small is Beautiful'. Go small and the individual pops back into the equation - and hopefully there's room for the pursuit of happiness! Think Small, Think Sweet, Hugs, Rhiannon Shouldn’t numbers be for counting beans? In my many (hundreds of?) years of teaching I’ve seen education re-invented many times but to me it’s always been about the student. It’s a body which walks (or runs!) away at the end of the course and what’s in the brain that counts. It’s terribly sad that recruiters have to play the rankings game but they too are ranked on their performance – and no doubt also so are the rankers. …and the rankers of rankers???

There’s only one way through it all without the rankings and that is to follow Scumacher’s book (not the racing driver, the other one) ‘Small is Beautiful’. Go small and the individual pops back into the equation – and hopefully there’s room for the pursuit of happiness!

Think Small, Think Sweet,

Hugs,

Rhiannon

]]> By: The Great Ganesha http://greatganesha.com/2006/10/03/princeton-rev-who/comment-page-1/#comment-255 The Great Ganesha Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:15:29 +0000 http://greatganesha.com/?p=251#comment-255 heyyyy look who's here - the channa girl herself! welcome, welcome. good to see you. can i get you something to eat? some hummus, perhaps? or a chhole bathure? :D wouldn't know too much about law schools, but i'd certainly believe it. it's probably the same of mba's as well, so i shdn't diss it <i>that</i> much. just a little bit, though... ;) in phd-school, it's your adviser that counts almost as much as the school. and then certain schools attract some of the best names in a certain field, and these are not necessarily the ivies. so there again, name counts, but not just for the name's sake. glad to hear you have no regrets from not choosing an ivy, though. that's refreshing. -gg heyyyy look who’s here – the channa girl herself! welcome, welcome. good to see you. can i get you something to eat? some hummus, perhaps? or a chhole bathure? :D

wouldn’t know too much about law schools, but i’d certainly believe it. it’s probably the same of mba’s as well, so i shdn’t diss it that much. just a little bit, though… ;)

in phd-school, it’s your adviser that counts almost as much as the school. and then certain schools attract some of the best names in a certain field, and these are not necessarily the ivies. so there again, name counts, but not just for the name’s sake.

glad to hear you have no regrets from not choosing an ivy, though. that’s refreshing.

-gg

]]> By: chick pea http://greatganesha.com/2006/10/03/princeton-rev-who/comment-page-1/#comment-254 chick pea Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:46:01 +0000 http://greatganesha.com/?p=251#comment-254 hiya mr. ganesh.. how you bean? :) i completely agree..it's not where you go..but what you make of yourself where you are... however, it changes with law schools.. it helps if you go to a top 10.. i would rather be the last in class at harvard..then the first in my class at um.. iowa state? i had opportunities to go to top ivy league schools but turned it down for better financial, academic reasons and do i regret it? not one bit hiya mr. ganesh.. how you bean? :)

i completely agree..it’s not where you go..but what you make of yourself where you are…

however, it changes with law schools.. it helps if you go to a top 10.. i would rather be the last in class at harvard..then the first in my class at um.. iowa state?

i had opportunities to go to top ivy league schools but turned it down for better financial, academic reasons and do i regret it? not one bit

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