<p>fabrizio,</p>
<p>Good question, but no, I am not saying that. The medical sector is a much different animal than your traditional business. It does not suffer from the same market pressures. If it did, we would see thousands of unemployed doctors due to a “broken product” - sick or dead patients.</p>
<p>But to use your analogy, doctors do not “teach” cancer patients to feel better. They put the knowledge and experience they have gained in their field to use - they create a product - a healthy patient. (As would an entrepreneur)</p>
<p>Most college professors, not all, but most never left the confines of the classroom. From pre-school to post-graduate school they have been raised in a system that teaches the status quo. They were the best at multiple choice tests, writing in journals nobody reads, and spewing to their students what they were taught for 12+ years but using a more expensive “updated” textbook.</p>
<p>This is not an attack on anyone who wants to enter or is in the education industry. I was a signature away from entering a PhD program but I decided to start businesses for myself. Once all my business goals are reached then I will volunteer to teach kids as an adjunct in a community college.</p>
<p>This is an interesting topic. Thanks to this thread, I may write an article in the next day or two on this topic. I am glad I found this forum.</p>