2012 Most Popular Posts

2012 is gone and I would like to thank the 76,000 plus visitors to my Blog this past year (up 29,000+ from last year). I hope the information I have provided has been useful and beneficial.

As I look over the stats the following are the most searched on topics within my site for 2012:

 

Entry	Pageviews
Cursive Writing should be taught in Art Class May 8, 2011, 8 comments	383
2010 Corporate Quality Business Plan Goals & Objec... Dec 15, 2009, 9 comments	73
Employee Goals & Objectives & Performance Appraisa... Dec 10, 2009, 4 comments	21
Common Sense Steps to Creating a Quality Controlle... Sep 3, 2008, 1 comment	19
2012 Army vs Navy Football Game - 11 in a ROW! - U... Dec 9, 2012, 11 comments	15
Governor Snyder - "Dashboard Metrics" - HUH! May 5, 2011	15
"Employee Goals & Objectives for 2008" Oct 26, 2007	13
SIPOC Analysis Questions Mar 22, 2007, 2 comments	7
The Hiring Process is the most important process i... Sep 13, 2007, 1 comment	7
The Story of "FRED" the Stinky Moose Oct 7, 2006, 5 comments	6

Thank You and Best Wishes for a New Year!

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Student Loan Debt Exceeds One Trillion Dollars

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303812904577295930047604846.html

http://www.npr.org/2012/04/24/151305380/student-loan-debt-exceeds-one-trillion-dollars


I have been worried about this growing debt for over 10 years. No one really seems to care or listen and most importantly understand what this is going to do to the common taxpayer.This is going to make the housing market debacle look like a joke.

Both of my children have been paying on student loans for years. The monthly amounts are staggering and exceed many house payments. Yet no one cares and no one SPEAKS!!.

We are two week away from the presidential election and the student debt topic barely gets 2 minutes of debate and no headlines. WHY?

That's easy, it's not a republican or democrat problem. No one can blame the other because it is so out of control no one knows what to do or what to expect. The solution - pass it on to the taxpayers.

http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2007/07/why-are-college-costs-to-high.html

Garnishing wages from students who do not have high paying jobs or even a job will not work. Going after parents who co-signed will not work.

The part that I am most worried about is the government is going to attack the results and after the fact problems instead of NOW putting in laws and measures to stop the bleeding and close the flood gates of over priced education at many of our colleges and schools (for profit and non-profit).

http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-would-like-to-see-our-educational.html

Generally, non-profit schools include state universities and community colleges. They receive a significant portion of their funding from the government. Most private universities are also non-profit institutions. - WELL THAT EXPLAINS IT!!

I have wiritten on this before it is time for education to be state funded for K-16.

http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2012/07/k-12-should-be-k-16-is-assembly-line.html

http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2012/06/state-of-michigan-continues-to-sub.html

If our graduates are not finding jobs then colleges must give money back for a lousy education (Non-Value Added). If I was starting a new university I would build a sound system where every graduate is guaranteed a job as long as they want one in their chosen field of study. If I can not do this then I don't offer that degree or program. Colleges do what they want. As with most in education they do not see parents and students as customers. The Education SYSTEM feels they are doing us a favor.

http://qualityg.blogspot.com/2005/08/education-state-colleges-your-dogma-is.html

Knowledge + Wisdom = Prediction

Data + Information + Application = Knowledge (D + I + A = K)

Knowledge + Listening + Observing = Wisdom (K + L+ O = W).

 Knowldege + Wisdom = Prediction (K + W = P)

Heads up education and business leaders (research does not equal knowledge). Example - I can go on the Internet and read (research) a number of books on how to remodel my bathroom. I can even conduct a conversation that sounds like I know what I'm doing, I can even spout off all the research about the modern bathroom that I gather from the Mr. Handyman shows on TV and radio. However, I can predict to you in confidence that I wouldn't know the first step (well maybe, beat down the walls) in "actually" doing the job myself. It is only through trial and error, listening and experience - "theory") that I gain the knowledge and wisdom to be able to do the job myself and then pass on my knowledge to others.

Do not confuse the fact the following are not knowledge:

• Dictionary
• Encyclopedia
• Newspapers/Books/Magazines
• Internet
• Television
• Radio
• Movies

The ability to "Predict" by far is the most important skill a leader or manager can posses. Knowing when to enhance the positive and prevent the negative is the only way to implement continual improvement within our lives and professions.

The true Pathfinders in history all had the ability to predict based on knowledge and wisdom.

21st Century Students Need "21st Century Leaders running 21st Century Schools"

I would like to see our educational system go to K through 16 based on the following diagram:

The new structure must be done selectively by identifying schools based on known performance (Method of Excellence) for producing college and career ready students.

Colleges would now be for Vocational (Partner with K-12) and Graduate Studies.

This would reduce the strangle hold colleges have over students and parents (their so-called customers) in terms of value added service and costs that are driving our college grads to be in debt that will eventually be the next huge debt crisis that alters our country economies of scale from top to bottom.

I'm willing to bet around early 1900s there was a bold forward thinking leader who challenged the status quo when he/she challenged the current system of education by saying our children must go beyond elementary school and go to high school. The out-cry by traditionailst self absord thinkers must have cried out in range stating "It will destroy the make-up of our society" if kids are in school for 12 years. Wake-up it is time to move forward again and we all must be part of the movement.

CDMP = Campbell Dream Mentor Program - http://www.dreammentorprogram.com/Default.aspx