Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] was Week four/ Needing support, now jobs w/o degrees
Jim Selvage
Kelli,
Yes, I guess the trick is to get a job in a sizeable company. He had one
when we were in California, but the contract ended and they laid everyone
off. WE have been in ND for ten years, and he has worked for farmers. They
LOVE having him, but he is tired of the all work and no pay jobs. He is
going on a mission's trip next week, going to put in an autoclave and do
some wiring at a mission hospital in Haiti, but when he gets back he will be
job hunting. Hope to find that big company that will give him a chance.
He is really quite talented, can fix anything, and understands mathematics
intuitively without every going beyond high school. It amazes me. He
actually uses things like the Pythgorean thereom to build things, etc. I
just thought it was just some dumb thing I had to memorize (speaking from an
English major's point of view!)
I will pass this post on to the hubby!
thanks,
erin
started working for the state at 18, he's now 42.
hospital, became a respitory therapist. He then worked with some docs as a
respitory therapist and told them of some ideas he had for improving some of
their devices. He designed a hand held device that moniters gases an
individual inhales and exhales, the old model the docs were using was
about the size of refridgerator.
he met people at GE when he was promoting his product. They were impressed
with his knowledge, not his degrees, which he has none. Hired him to do
trouble shooting with different projects that the accredited engineers can't
figure out. He's now 47.
show them his knowledge and he would be an asset to the company.
Yes, I guess the trick is to get a job in a sizeable company. He had one
when we were in California, but the contract ended and they laid everyone
off. WE have been in ND for ten years, and he has worked for farmers. They
LOVE having him, but he is tired of the all work and no pay jobs. He is
going on a mission's trip next week, going to put in an autoclave and do
some wiring at a mission hospital in Haiti, but when he gets back he will be
job hunting. Hope to find that big company that will give him a chance.
He is really quite talented, can fix anything, and understands mathematics
intuitively without every going beyond high school. It amazes me. He
actually uses things like the Pythgorean thereom to build things, etc. I
just thought it was just some dumb thing I had to memorize (speaking from an
English major's point of view!)
I will pass this post on to the hubby!
thanks,
erin
>his way up and found his niche, he struggled through high school and
> One brother just got a job working for the state, entry level, worked
started working for the state at 18, he's now 42.
>courses at a university, while working an entry level position at a
> My other brother also struggled through high school. He took a few
hospital, became a respitory therapist. He then worked with some docs as a
respitory therapist and told them of some ideas he had for improving some of
their devices. He designed a hand held device that moniters gases an
individual inhales and exhales, the old model the docs were using was
about the size of refridgerator.
>them, its been a very hard road. Meanwhile, he's had to earn a living,
> Anyway, they got some rich guy to back it and they are trying to produce
he met people at GE when he was promoting his product. They were impressed
with his knowledge, not his degrees, which he has none. Hired him to do
trouble shooting with different projects that the accredited engineers can't
figure out. He's now 47.
>able to get into any type of job with a somewhat sizeable company he could
> I'm very proud of both of them.
>
> I don't know if this helps with your husband. I bet if your husband was
show them his knowledge and he would be an asset to the company.
>
> Kelli