Great article, "Harvard, Schmarvard..."

[Anonymous]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-gilman/harvard-schmarvard-why-ge_b_5896976.html

Wonderful advice for those concerned about the college rat race. Couldn't agree more.

[Anonymous]

"We must remember that our children come from us but are not a reflection of us."

Yeah. Great reminder. This really is the heart of the issue, right here.

[Anonymous]

Where have you been OP? Jay Matthews from the WP wrote the book "Harvard Schmarvard" over 10 years ago.

[Anonymous]

The reality is that there is Harvard.... and every other institution is just "Schmarvard."

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Anonymous wrote:Where have you been OP? Jay Matthews from the WP wrote the book "Harvard Schmarvard" over 10 years ago.

Maybe like myself OP really wasn't thinking about colleges when our kids were 7 years old over 10 years ago. I have never heard of the book and not a big deal to ne that I haven't.

With that said, I think we will forego the high school summer college college credit course and let DS attend that 6-week music camp in Michigan he's been dying to attend for the past few years. I think I'll email him now. What the hell. He will be thrilled.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where have you been OP? Jay Matthews from the WP wrote the book "Harvard Schmarvard" over 10 years ago.

Maybe like myself OP really wasn't thinking about colleges when our kids were 7 years old over 10 years ago. I have never heard of the book and not a big deal to ne that I haven't.

With that said, I think we will forego the high school summer college college credit course and let DS attend that 6-week music camp in Michigan he's been dying to attend for the past few years. I think I'll email him now. What the hell. He will be thrilled.

PP again. Just got DS's email. He says he loves me. Damn, no tears at work, please!

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As explained in another thread, Harvard graduates (or drop outs) tend to be poor employees (though they've started some great companies). They tend not to be team players and are overly competitive within their own organizations and sub-groups. The were often more ethically challenged than their coworkers, and engaged in political backstabbing in order to get ahead. Google used to hire the best and brightest. Eventually, they reached a similar conclusion and revised their hiring practices.

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Anonymous wrote:Where have you been OP? Jay Matthews from the WP wrote the book "Harvard Schmarvard" over 10 years ago.

As another PP pointed out, I didn't exactly have colleges on my radar ten years ago. And if you'll notice, the author of the article is not Jay Mathews (one T). The book and the article may have the same gist, but the content is different.

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Anonymous wrote:As explained in another thread, Harvard graduates (or drop outs) tend to be poor employees (though they've started some great companies). They tend not to be team players and are overly competitive within their own organizations and sub-groups. The were often more ethically challenged than their coworkers, and engaged in political backstabbing in order to get ahead. Google used to hire the best and brightest. Eventually, they reached a similar conclusion and revised their hiring practices.

Well, look what I just read on the "NCS declining admissions" thread in the Private/Independent School forum:

Anonymous wrote:NCS is very rigorous and very competitive - and that's the problem. NCS seeks and develops uber competitive students who excel academically, but make poor employees. They tended not to be team players. They were overly competitive within their own organizations and sub-groups. The were often more ethically challenged than their coworkers, and engaged in political backstabbing in order to get ahead. They are unable to subordinate their own egos for the benefit of the company.

NCS is not alone, other super competitive schools have the same flaw and it is not revealed until AFTER the DC is out of college/grad school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As explained in another thread, Harvard graduates (or drop outs) tend to be poor employees (though they've started some great companies). They tend not to be team players and are overly competitive within their own organizations and sub-groups. The were often more ethically challenged than their coworkers, and engaged in political backstabbing in order to get ahead. Google used to hire the best and brightest. Eventually, they reached a similar conclusion and revised their hiring practices.

Well, look what I just read on the "NCS declining admissions" thread in the Private/Independent School forum:

Anonymous wrote:NCS is very rigorous and very competitive - and that's the problem. NCS seeks and develops uber competitive students who excel academically, but make poor employees. They tended not to be team players. They were overly competitive within their own organizations and sub-groups. The were often more ethically challenged than their coworkers, and engaged in political backstabbing in order to get ahead. They are unable to subordinate their own egos for the benefit of the company.

NCS is not alone, other super competitive schools have the same flaw and it is not revealed until AFTER the DC is out of college/grad school.

Thanks for the laugh, good eye. I'm pretty sure I read the same thing in yet another thread some time ago. There are always some really weird trolls on here ...