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I think that's awesome Ivan!!!
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Famous...I hope at least recognized by my deeds. It's
funny this is coming up, I am currently in the middle of starting a dream of
mine.
Basically I am starting a non profit organization designed to
teach these hot in demand IT skills to a resource this country has
overlooked-young inner city minorities. I know there are people already trying
to do similar stuff and oracle has there program they're working on with high
schools, but I feel that my business plan and ideas will be superior to what's
currently out there, not to mention that I will have an execution plan these
kids will latch onto, different from the traditional high school setting
they're tired of.
I feel that I am an example of what I can do with them, as I
said I didn't go to college for CIS, am not a super brain, but I had an
interest in computers and also a hunger to make a good living (legally).
In the span of three years I have fully changed around my life. I now
make good money (I am currently putting my sister through college) and am
living a great clean life. Oracle literally kept me out of jail (no need to go
into specifics)!
I feel this IT route is a new alternative for inner city youth
to make it out of the 'hood. This is a more realistic manner to a good life
than the traditional routes of making it big in: sports,music,entertainment or
going the wrong route and getting into dealing drugs. I am living just as good
as most of the drug dealers I know or have come in contact with and being
realistic here, these guys are looked up to by the younger kids in the
neighborhood. As a kid I always looked up to them and still see the same
thing going on today. If I can get these kids to see a different way to attain
the same possessions the dealers have (for the most part, that's what it boils
down to-money and material objects) and get some in the IT field, I've done my
job.
I have been teaching the DBA track here at FSU for the last in
preparation for the stated above goal and have started to recruit people for
the board and also to teach. Today, in fact I received the conformation that I
have been given education consent from the New York State Department of
Education (yesssss!), next comes the 501(c) and I'll be quitting my job hoping
to get this thing off the ground. In fact Rachel I have had you in mind to ask
to join my board but haven't approach or asked the board for input until I was
'official'. Sorry for ranting, any advice (good or bad) will be greatly
appreciated. Thanks. Ivan
Received on Fri Aug 03 2001 - 08:14:36 CDT
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