James Kelly

I’ve never been an advocate for traditional institutionalized education.  It moves too slowly and, in my opinion, does little to prepare you for the real world as far as teaching you how to apply skills.

I can gain skills much faster by studying real world problems and finding solutions to those problems through research.  I’ve found that I can quickly learn most of what college classes offer in a fraction of the time that it would take to complete a college class.

That tirade above is mainly concerning technical skills.  For more general skills like math and writing, college still works well.  I intend to get a masters in business at some point in the near future, but I’m going to work through my certifications first.

I’ve attended the local college here off and on mainly to brush up on areas that I felt I needed some extra emphasis on, mainly math and a few select programming courses.

During this time I was pursuing my Associates in Computer Science. I also worked as a lab technician and private tutor. I was involved with several progressive (at the time) classes dealing with object-oriented programming that was really just catching on.

Unfortunately, I abandoned my studies in order to pursue a career; I don’t really regret my decision although at times it might be nice to have that piece of paper.