July 4th celebrates the concept of Independence, and is perhaps the Day for this article. It basically discusses the value of the blogosphere to the profession of Economics. Fact states that blogs expose more individuals to Economics than does the University system; a access Road increasingly blocked by incremental Costs, my home State recently increasing Tuition fees by 18% in one year. Such a route to Knowledge as Blogs, and in like way Wikipedia, comes in the lack of opportunity benefit; it might get One qualified for Custodial Work, if one applies himself. This separation of knowledge and gain propels another tradition cherished by this Day–namely, the Spirit of Rebellion.
The Confrontation between Knowledge and Opportunity will one day create another form, like the GED which is granted to Those who did not complete High School. This will take the form of another online system, One where established Academe present a detailed Listing of Tests which Anyone can take on any Subject, for a relatively cheap Fee, all around a sustained effort to get Personnel Departments to review such Test results. It will be a integrated system like unto Commissioning Officers from the Ranks. It basically will be a manner of circumventing the Academic system, but must enjoy a high degree of difficulty to be accepted by the Hiring community.
Will such a online Opportunity be a real avenue to success? Hardly! The greatest Success in the use of the system will undoubtedly be shown by College graduates who wish to ‘Test Out" in another field of expertise to land a Job. It will be a short form Advanced Study aid, without the need to attend Classes. It will also become a cheap methodology for Personnel testing of the capabilities of Applicants; who will be granted Booklet materials for Study, and Personnel Departments reviewing the Test Scores of the Online Tests upon a certain Date. The Whole of the program would not substantially grant greater opportunity, but would rapidly facilitate Job mobility. If I had only come up with this idea when I was Twenty, but then, there were no Personal Computers. lgl
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