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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I dumped a calculus class because the prof’s accent was so strong I couldn’t understand a word he said. I was not alone. Picked up the course later, with another prof.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Ipg-smz <ipg-smz-bounces@netpress.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Phil Shapiro via Ipg-smz<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 23, 2019 6:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> ipg-smz <ipg-smz@netpress.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Phil Shapiro <pshapiro@his.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Ipg-smz] What college class or major did you transfer out of?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> When I was in college, I transferred out of geology class after one week. After I heard the professor lecture about rocks for an hour,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>I knew the class was not for me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> Then, as a mechanical engineering student, I learned that all third year engineering students were required to take accounting.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>The very thought of accounting class makes my brain hurt. So, I transferred out of engineering and got a degree in liberal arts (majored<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>in philosophy.) If I need an accountant, I'll hire one, thank you. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> Just curious, what class or major did you transfer out of?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> phil<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>--<br>Phil Shapiro, <a href="mailto:pshapiro@his.com">pshapiro@his.com</a><br><a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/briefbio.html</a><br><a href="http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro">http://www.twitter.com/philshapiro</a><br><a href="http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html">http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html</a><br><br>"Wisdom begins with wonder." - Socrates<br>"Learning happens thru gentleness."<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#333333;background:white'>"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options." David Suzuki</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>