tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post6976311911332155384..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: The Practical CollegeJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-82141083164509278332016-05-05T08:52:10.970-04:002016-05-05T08:52:10.970-04:00Birdie --
Thank you very much. Birdie --<br />Thank you very much. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-87349161527394106342016-05-05T08:47:26.479-04:002016-05-05T08:47:26.479-04:00I laughed because this business idea is clever, we...I laughed because this business idea is clever, well thought out, even covering the marriage aspect of life (figuring in a pre-nup as well). You definitely are a thinker.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-62821920165193640242016-05-04T21:06:17.073-04:002016-05-04T21:06:17.073-04:00I don't mean to laugh, but I laughed. It woul...I don't mean to laugh, but I laughed. It would be a good type of college. However, I thought that if kids had this education from grade school through high school (reality, practical based curriculum), we wouldn't need to attend such a college - we would be so much better prepared for adulthood.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-61784761371097860102016-05-04T20:53:34.142-04:002016-05-04T20:53:34.142-04:00Birdie --
Wow, you're really doing your homewo...Birdie --<br />Wow, you're really doing your homework today. I appreciate it. I honestly think that a college like this would be extremely helpful to its students. I wish I'd gone here for a year or two at age 22. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-4473417560876086572016-05-04T20:47:17.864-04:002016-05-04T20:47:17.864-04:00This is an interesting post. If only our parents ...This is an interesting post. If only our parents and schools would prepare us for adulthood, then we'd be okay, not needing to attend The Practical College. Reading this post caused me to chuckle.<br /><br />-birdieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-80647328151218808882011-09-17T17:42:44.284-04:002011-09-17T17:42:44.284-04:00Thank you Brian, and thank you for signing up.
I...Thank you Brian, and thank you for signing up. <br /><br />I agree about the bubble, though I doubt that half the colleges will be closed in ten years. <br /><br />As far as your kids....Heck, I wish that I had gone to such a college.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-48089316361106328572011-09-17T17:35:55.672-04:002011-09-17T17:35:55.672-04:00John--I so wish my kids went to such a college. I...John--I so wish my kids went to such a college. I believe we are currently in a "college bubble" much like the internet bubble, the housing bubble, among others. In brief, college is, unless one wants to join one of the professions, i.e. medicine, law, etc, a scam, a huge waste of time and money. Some experts also predict that as the bubble starts to burst, which it already is, half the colleges in the US will be closed within about 10 years. Great Post! BrianBrian Fradethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321354364594626293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-79678048552961037822011-05-29T13:47:33.402-04:002011-05-29T13:47:33.402-04:00Campion, thank you, will do. Will probably not get...Campion, thank you, will do. Will probably not get to it till tomorrow though.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-59226017881878682011-05-29T12:01:18.781-04:002011-05-29T12:01:18.781-04:00John,
This is a very interesting idea, so interes...John,<br /><br />This is a very interesting idea, so interesting that it's my intention to blog exclusively on this matter. <br /><br />I would add time management, project management and logistical management to the curriculum as these techniques have very broad applicability in one's life and in one's career.<br /><br />There's not much activity at my blog but the structure is there. Take a look if you're so inclined and let me know what you think.Campionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757223364162431711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-15094542131225584372011-02-09T09:37:07.828-05:002011-02-09T09:37:07.828-05:00HA HA!!! Your alter ego has spoken! lolHA HA!!! Your alter ego has spoken! loldghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-68719031057272722682011-02-09T09:21:25.985-05:002011-02-09T09:21:25.985-05:00Donna -- OK, thanks I guess.Donna -- OK, thanks I guess.Nick Casanovanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-646158076406422312011-02-09T08:55:41.704-05:002011-02-09T08:55:41.704-05:00John,
I'm not sure character is always the iss...John,<br />I'm not sure character is always the issue. There are many people not comfortable with who they are and no matter how they present themselves image-wise they fall flat. They miss the mark as soon as they open their mouths. <br />And regarding "all the women you could have had", I think you are a very nice person and no matter how much plastic surgery would NOT have viewed women as conquests and therefore not had very many. I'm sorry, but that is my impression of you! :) You are a nice guy! What is wrong with that?dghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-42817401279351260722011-02-08T21:00:08.672-05:002011-02-08T21:00:08.672-05:00Donna -- The Practical College would definitely no...Donna -- The Practical College would definitely not be about improving character, that is set long before the age of 23. <br /><br />No, I don't think plastic surgery would have made me more successful in my career, but I would probably have gotten more women way back when.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-37579136610137114522011-02-08T20:50:52.071-05:002011-02-08T20:50:52.071-05:00John, I have known so many people over the years w...John, I have known so many people over the years who are very good at packaging themselves externally but have personalities that are lacking to say the least. Maybe "genuineness" is an important criteria for being successful. But I don't know how you can teach that. Maybe The Practical College should give out Emotional Intelligence tests to its students for self-awareness. I'm still not sure what you think plastic surgery would have done for you. Do you think it would have made you more successful in your career? Just wondering.dghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-31410884901151381372011-02-08T19:53:23.151-05:002011-02-08T19:53:23.151-05:00Donna--
If I could go back in time and meet my 23-...Donna--<br />If I could go back in time and meet my 23-year-old self, I'd tell him all the stuff the Practical College would teach, and that includes recommending plastic surgery to him/me. <br /><br />As far as drinks go, well, I'm not much of a drinker so I don't know much about that. (I never said I could teach all those courses.)<br /><br />And the marriage checklist isn't an absolute standard that every prospective spouse has to pass, it's just a suggested list that people should think hard about before they get married. <br /><br />And no, you can't teach charm (otherwise I would have taught myself), but you can teach people how to respond to different situations and to have a few prepackaged self-deprecating lines at hand. <br /><br />Anyway, it is highly unlikely that we'll do this anyway, so....John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24753217238963254302011-02-08T19:40:54.670-05:002011-02-08T19:40:54.670-05:00John,
I agree that image is everything - sorry for...John,<br />I agree that image is everything - sorry for the cliche- but I would draw the line at plastic surgery unless someone had a serious facial issue. Next time I see you I want to know about what drinks I should order to project the right image! A man who would like to project himself as debonair and exciting may order a vodka martini, shaken, not stirred? Just wondering. <br />But the "marriage checklist" is way too cynical! So, if a prospective spouse "fails" The Practical College checklist then the "graduate" should not get married? I'm just wondering what would be on that checklist. <br />Yeah, I guess I would like to come to be a student at this college as well. I'm still not convinced you can teach someone to be charming though. <br />Donnadghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-84302231092426981542011-01-29T14:02:21.273-05:002011-01-29T14:02:21.273-05:00Anonymous --
Thank you, that's a thought. And ...Anonymous --<br />Thank you, that's a thought. And yes, the older we get, the more clearly we see these things. If only I'd known....John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-91679753329360484682011-01-29T11:56:10.113-05:002011-01-29T11:56:10.113-05:00Hey, I'd go to a school like this and am nowhe...Hey, I'd go to a school like this and am nowhere near 20. Maybe you should consider marketing such an education to those of us who are older and better able to see how helpful these kinds of skills can be. As you said, most people in their 20s have such an idealistic view of the future that have no concept of what's coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-6889254938896861712011-01-29T09:54:06.501-05:002011-01-29T09:54:06.501-05:00Anonymous -- Since you've (wisely) chosen to r...Anonymous -- Since you've (wisely) chosen to remain anonymous, I don't know if you know me or not, but what you say is definitely true. I've actually thought about this: a guy who's naturally charming wouldn't be able to teach a course on charm, just because it comes naturally to him and he wouldn't be able to (and in any case would be less likely to) analyze it. Someone utterly without charm like me, on the other hand, has thought about it and could therefore actually do a better job of teaching it. <br /><br />And there you go -- that wordy response is a perfect illustration of my charmless personality.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-15535437009591718102011-01-29T09:46:15.033-05:002011-01-29T09:46:15.033-05:00John,
You would make a fine professor there. As t...John,<br /><br />You would make a fine professor there. As they say, "those who can't do...."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com