Besides successfully transferring to LA from Miami, and building a strong International TV Research Department, my best professional accomplishment has been becoming a Visiting Assistant Professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Having recently completed my MBA in December 2007, going from student to teacher was a good transition for me. The graduate students impressed me with the directness of their questions and what their thoughts and opinions were on issues in media today.
Of course with all teaching goes grading. And while no one failed the 4 short answers section of the final (in fact everyone got over a B at least, deservedly), I couldn't help but notice that the 1 distinct characteristic about 95% of the answers is that they were pure regurgitation, no original thought. In the age of Googling and note taking, I wonder most about student is who can have an original thought? Repeating what you heard isn't learning, it's just repeating. The professional who is most able to have an original thought and self generate working solutions is the person who will succeed the most in any business, not just show business.
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