Professor Elam

Wed Jan 2 2013

Once again Kirk Tuck gets it right. if you are not going to click on the hyperlink, here is what Kirk has to say. 

My take on the whole internet thing is this: The more information I accrue the less I know. Reading about something is not the same as understanding through doing. Reading someone else's description of eating a great meal is never as satisfying as sitting down and experiencing that meal on your own. For the same reason I never waste time watching sports on TV (or in person). Why would you want to do that when you can go out and play the sport yourself?

That quote pretty well sums up what I am trying to do with our Intermediate Accounting Program this semester. How can photography be compared to accounting?  Well Kirk's point is that you learn by doing, you learn photography by taking photos and then critically examining how well you did. Learning any profession is the same I think. We are going to transition from listenting to Professor Elam to taking an active part in the learning and teaching process ourselves. My goal is to totally immerse the student in accounting, jump into the pool, get wet, read, learn, 

yes, experience the meal on your own. 

We will have accounting professionals to speak to you this semester, and more things to do than you can keep up with, and professionals from out of the accounting field to speak, that may be the most fun, stand by, more to follow.