David Reed said
> Is that my answer; volunteerism? Is it too theoretical or can it be made
> practical? Thoughts? Comments?
One thought that I had when seeing your note was that one extensive
effort that I have made on a personal-willingness basis has been
learning computer programming on my own. If I could explain what it's
like to go from knowing how to PRINT my name in BASIC to all the rest
of the learning process - including learning through Usenet - the
"midnight rides", the cycles of iteration, the unacclaimed
accomplishments, to all who could say "been there, done that" it
might be nostalgic! At first, I just had time on my hands; then there
seemed to be some future job opportunity.
Maybe if the volunteerism incorporated learning, community building,
and offered - in truth - benefit to the participants it would provide
some of the "motivation" that we see in "The Fifth Discipline".
Have a nice day
-- John Paul Fullerton jpf6745@acs.tamu.edu