The term “Theory” is defined as: Fundamental or abstract principles underlying a science or an art.
It’s time for a reality check. We need to know whether the doctor who’d be cutting us open, studied in a medical school with a lab and got some practice…or whether he got that degree online…or did he just buy it off the shelf?
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Along with con doctors, we find the so-called “specialists” most wanting in basic diagnostic skills because that does not happen to be their area of specialization. I wrote on the need for multi-disciplinary approach to knowledge creation sometime back and it can be read at : http://chapter18.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/dont-ask-me-i-am-a-specialist/
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Thanks for sharing your views Narayanan and adding another perspective:)
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Theory and practice / experiment work in tandem. One is rendered useless or as you have depicted, dangerous, without the other.
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Yes, but when a fresh graduate joins his first company, he is taught that practice is something different from theory – but that’s another story:)
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Oh gee….I hope that Mr. Arora has been locked up for good……how terrible that you have to research the background of your physician before you visit him or her for medical attention. Hopefully everyone has the luxury of time to do that before they need medical help. There was a movie here a few years ago which starred Leo DiCaprio called “Catch me if you can”…..a true story of an incredible con man who impersonated professionals in all walks of life including a doctor….he kept everyone hopping for a long time before he was caught.
It is a shame that people become so greedy for money that they lose sight of the fact that they are putting lives in danger.
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You are right about those fake doctors – I think among all kinds of crooks, they are the worst kind. I saw the movie “Catch me if you Can,” a few months ago (on your recommendation, but forgot to mention it to you…sorry.) It was a great film, especially as it was based on true incidents.
We are in the clutches of an education system that thrives on theory, and I think that this is what renders many college graduates unemployable. We need to ensure that students get an opportunity to practice what they learn, before they step into the real world, where the consequences of their actions are real…as real as a man dead on an operation table.
Thank you for commenting and adding another dimension to this post.
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