http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_5/archive/2008/09/11/send-in-the-cannibals.aspxIt's become pretty obvious to me that MT has started eating her young. This is not exactly a new phenomenon, and I've railed for ages against the practices of entities like AAMT and the Crappy Schools that have made a career of marketing themselves forenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://community.advanceweb.com/blogs/hi_5/archive/2008/09/11/send-in-the-cannibals.aspx#31634Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:57:33 GMT06d5312c-37b9-406e-be84-460d8d21f4fc:31634Donna Apperson<p>1) I approve of the mentoring concept. Without internship and externship opportunities, they're a good option for the bridge between school and work. It is not slave labor. It is training and mentoring. It is the &quot;real world.&quot;</p> <p>2) Much of the education process depends on the student, regardless of the curriculum. Even the &quot;crap&quot; schools can turn out good students if those students are as motivated as you say you are with your cancer registry studies.</p> <p>3) Do you get paid to post on Advance? If so, you're as bad as the people you claim to disapprove of.</p> <p>There are many flavors of education. There are many ways to become gainfully employed. There are internal filters in us all to tell which one is right for us. I've worked with people from all of the schools that are mentioned and it's the person that counts. Got a shady person? Doesn't matter what school they went to. They're probably a shady MT. The reverse is true. </p> <p>Good luck to you. Your passion speaks loudly, but it also seems a bit misdirected. </p>