Vent Casey III:
CLASS OF 1997
The Foundation School of Prince George CountyClass of 1997
Landover, MD
Computer Learning CenterClass of 1998
Laurel, MD
MacArthur SchoolClass of 1993
Washington, DC
Springhill Lake Elementary SchoolClass of 1991
Greenbelt, MD
Vent's Story
Life
I am the author/editor of the blog Thus And Such which you can find at thusandsuch.wordpress.com. It's a commentary of sorts on life, sports, politics, and other stuff.
College
This school was okay for what it was, but it screwed a hell of a lot of people over. Especially when the state of Maryland fined the school $500,000 in 1998 for academic violations pertaining to lost invoice records. Then they moved out of the "Ivory Tower" in Laurel, The job placement unit did no better than I could have done myself--referring potential employees to temp agencies, I figure, isn't exactly something that requires "expertise". All that requires, actually, is a internet connection, a MS Word resume, and a few job search sites like HotJobs and Monster. Hell, ANYONE could've done that.
But I digress.
Even with all that, I did take away some key knowledge out of that school; specifically, the writing skills course was very use...Expand for more
ful. And I'm not being facetious when I say that. The skills taught in that course are things I still use in my own business practices and my writing skills today.
But still, I wonder if I had just gone to a regular college, rather than a vocational school who promised paydays they couldn't deliver, if I would have been better off. I suppose it's never too late to go back, but the bills...ah, the bills, need to be paid.
What I've Been Up To.
Muddling through, just so. I was diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus in November, 2004, and still getting treatment for it today. Guess I wasn't such an idiot for all the running I did back in high school; had I kept at it, I probably don't get the disease. Still, I'm okay, and managing disease just fine. Had a bit of a problem with the eyes during a hyperglycemia episode (that led to the diagnosis in the first place) but all is okay now, with occasional need for low-power readers.
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