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Dear Information Professional #1:

I have been in the IT field for nearly 30 years and I have an IT degree. I have tried for 15

years to find a position in an IT department. Four years ago I was an adjunct teaching computers

at a local college. I really enjoyed it, but when I tried to become fulltime faculty, you door was

shut in my face because I didn’t have a Master’s degree. Why is so much focus put on education

and less on Real World Learning?

Discouraged by Stupidity

Dear Discouraged,

Although you make valid point, most institutions of higher learning have certain matrix

that they must follow in order to maintain accreditation. According to college matrix, you cannot

teach a peer. By that, an associate degree owner cannot teach someone to get an associate. So

here goes the breakdown. A Bachelors can teach an Associate, as long as the class is not in the

Bachelors program path. A Masters can teach an Associate. A Doctorate can teach an Associate,

Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate. I know, a Doctorate teaching a Doctorate. The rule is ignored

when you get to that point, it seems. Best of luck, Discouraged.

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