Thursday, March 26, 2015

Credentialing's Connections to 18th, 19th, and 20th Century themes

Initial thoughts

-Considering: Depending on the difficulty of the assignment, I may take a more general approach to the dogma of credentialing, rather than focusing just on Actuarial Credentialing.

-I really like Macey's comparison to mercantilism on this topic. Credentialing shouldn’t be the mark of someone’s success or ability, it should be their output and what they can do for the company/person/position/etc. More certifications shouldn’t be the key sign of someone being better fit for a job, task, or position.

New Ideas

-Liberalism

                I think the idea that was expressed in the Drogin text of “self-development without interference” is very key to the problems that credentialism causes. With the focuses becoming more on the piece of paper, or the letters before or after someone’s professional status, the real goal of learning or achieving what is truly desired is lost somewhere in along the way when someone realizes that in today’s world it doesn't matter how much you learn/accomplish you don’t get the piece of paper or professional designation.

-Romanticism

                Explore the ideas of originality and genius as causes why there should be less effort spent credentialing and more effort developing talents and valuable skills.

4 comments:

  1. I think Liberalism and Romanticism are very interesting avenues to take on credentials. I think another thing that would be interesting to look at is how the republic of letters in the Enlightenment influenced the way we think about credentials today.

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  2. Oo, I like the connection to Romanticism. Credentialism is caring less about originality and more about getting MORE of the SAME stuff than the other guy. "Why should I pursue such-and-such ability if no one will recognize it? Does such-and-such talent even matter if I can't put it on a resume?"

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  3. You have a lot of good stuff to go against credentialism, but I wonder if there is a better way? Is there another way that people can know that stuff about you in such an efficient way?

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  4. Yes there is: my output! Someone's effectiveness should be measured by what they can do, not how qualified they are to get things done.

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