I cleaned out some old school papers last night. Stacks of college notes and the good ol' 3 inch thick course readers that cost $60 and were poorly photocopied. I'd been saving them for an emergency: what if I suddenly needed to design an experiment or optimize a queue? Besides which, a lot of blood, sweat and tears were shed over these classes and I couldn't bear to part with the physical evidence of what I had accomplished. I've gotten over that to some extent. Couldn't bring myself to toss my machining workbook.
Unfortunately, as I flipped through stuff, I couldn't remember taking some of these courses. Seriously. Couldn't remember the prof, couldn't remember one of the teammates listened on the project title page, couldn't recall any of the case studies that (apparently) I carefully highlighted in orange. Is this normal??
Most of the notes conjured hazy memories of key lessons, the kindly or terrifying professor, my favorite seat in the classroom and a study group. However, there are disturbingly blank spots in my memory.
I can remember the freaking tuition checks I wrote. Why can't I dredge up the actual education that went along with it?
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"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school." --Albert Einstein
You need to clear out the old notes to make room for the baby stuff!
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