Fourteenth: The rules apply to all of us
by Constance Davis | June 8, 2010
Although I should have stopped being surprised by this long ago, I am still amazed at the number of people who believe the processes – and the rules – do not apply to them. Or who never bother to figure out what the rules are before they go blithely ahead – and it is only after they have really messed up that they seek assistance in extricating themselves from the muck, even though they might seem to be beyond extrication. And, of course, they want everything fixed yesterday.
Certainly, it is easy to become annoyed at a process that seems to be too rigid, that has too many steps, too many checks and balances. On the other hand, it is realistic to expect that a process would be imposed to know what learners have done, where they are, and where they need to go.
Think for a moment about driving down a street. You should have a driver’s license, you should know how to operate your vehicle, and you should know the rules of the road. What could happen if you don’t have that license and that knowledge? The best-case scenario is that you just get pulled over and ticketed for all kinds of driving infractions after causing perhaps only minimal damage. On the other end of the spectrum, of course, is that you can cause serious damage to property and even kill someone.
So, please understand that we have policies and processes in place for a reason.
2 Responses to "Fourteenth: The rules apply to all of us"
shawn says:
Rules and regulations are very necessary no matter what they are being applied to. Sometimes they can be frustrating and force people to go through tedious paperwork but without them chaos reigns.
Ryan James Reid says:
I wanted to thank, Capella University, for the forthcoming sets of best approaches, practices, and insightful pathways of ‘owning-up’ to one’s highest ideals, – whether pragmatically, existentially, and/or realistically…
- without romanticizing the various [potentiality] multiplicity of certain de-fragmentization or reductionism…throughout the journey within/without most of acedemia…
Ryan James Reid