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Smart Is...

by Nada Abu-Ghaida, an Intuit, Inc. employee: Smart is:

  • Knowing your customer….in ways that go beyond what the eye can see and what the ear can hear
  • Knowing your product….such that you can answer questions on how it works, why it works, who it’s for, how much it’s worth,  and where and when to improve it
  • Knowing your team…in ways that can influence leaders, strengthen colleagues, and inspire employees
  • Knowing yourself… such that you take pride in your strengths, acknowledge and address your weaknesses, always  seek to learn more, and do all of the above with respect and a humble confidence

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Posted August 5, 2008
 

Another Brick In The Wall!

I am not a fan of the “classroom”. What’s taught in the classroom is obsolete by the time students leave the classroom. Modern school systems use the “teach to test” motto as a means to gauge competence. This is what I like to call the competence of “memorize and regurgitate”.

Tom Peters said it best when comparing schools to prisons, people are held hostage against their own will. I feel sorry for them. Why does education have to be so dreadful when it is naturally enjoyable by all?
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Children love to learn and explore, it’s in our nature until it gets knocked out of by fifth grade. The modern school system was designed by the government to suppress human creativity and create obedient cubicle slaves. In the immortal words of Pink Floyd “We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone! All in all it’s just another brick in the wall. All in all you’re just another brick in the wall.” There is more to life than being another brick in their wall!

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Posted March 31, 2008