Re: SAGE, certification, and you

[Dale Phillips <dphi@ix.netcom.com>]

One more view to add to the pot. 

I am a SCO ACE and a MCP. And I still Can't get my FreeBSD or
Linux box to talk through the MS proxy server on NT. (any clues?)

The only thing certification *should* mean that you don't know it all.
Our knowledge base is very fluid. 

If Certification leads to higher pay (like the ASE tests for auto mechanics)
then I am for it. If it just to "add credibility" count me out.
System Administration will always be on a lower rung just as a mortician is
"lower" than a doctor. We do not have control over this. 

I would MUCH rather see something like the Interactive Perl course
by Orwart coupled with web quizzes and chat rooms. Where the continuing
education units are optional. 

System Administration is not rocket science, nor is it engineering.
It is like acquiring a second language. You learn by speaking it to
others who know it better than you. It is every bit as complex as
rocket science, but it is not a linear form of learning - as is math.

If a real and valid solution is to be pursued. Do what Bell & Howell 
did to create BSEE's. Create your own school and get the best names 
in our business to teach classes. (Then roll them into video/web stuff)

my 2 cents worth... 



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Dale Phillips
dphi@ix.netcom.com