It is your duty to become an expert

We visited Ben Bronz Academy (BBA) in West Hartford last night, for training in the methodologies that the school uses. Wow!! Mind blowing!! My family has struggled for six years now with incompetent, unsympathetic Connecticut teachers and public school administrators who would not know a Learning Disability if it bit their overpaid behinds. It is a sad reflection on our society that these people are entrusted to educate children when their minds are sealed tighter than a submerged submarine's deck hatchway to effective teaching techniques.

In contrast, at BBA, every teacher and administrator is an expert in Learning Disabilities. BBA staff dedicated decades of study to become experts. Their devoted efforts help all children who attend BBA and change the future for these youngsters. Children who attend BBA will reap the rewards of the expertise learned and applied at BBA for decades to come, maybe into the next century. Our community and our world is a better place because the leaders at BBA devoted their lives to understanding Learning Disabilities and committing to teaching children with Learning Disabilities. I am humbled and stand in awe of such great people.

I realized last night that it is our duty, every one of us, to become experts in our fields so that we can help others. We cannot be experts in every part of modern life. We may work very hard and still never be the top expert in any field. But we still have the responsibility to study our field of expertise to the best of our ability and give back to our society, so that we can help others who are experts in their own fields.

In a way, we are returning the favor to the BBA staff. I manage IT projects. Society benefits from well managed IT projects. Delivering valuable service to the Universe will ultimately filter back rewards to the smart and dedicated BBA staff in the form of more efficient and less expensive IT projects.

What do you think? Where is your expertise? How willing are you to commit to becoming the expert in your field, for society to benefit? I am committed to improving my expertise each day as a token of appreciation to the BBA leaders. Will you join me?

Wayne