A Counting School - Hardcore Chartered Accountancy

The problem is communication, "too much communication.”

My niece, the source of the name for ACS - she thought I was at a Counting School when I explained to the little one that I just returned from “Accounting School” - is visiting.

And she wanted me to read her some stories. I read a Robert Munsch book (Angela’s Airplane), and after that, she wanted another. She dug through the pile of old children’s books sitting in the corner, finding a few of them. Among them, was a book I wrote in grade 3.

Wow, I had completely forgotten about it.

Our teacher actually bound those little storybooks we created with pencils, rulers, and crayons - you know times have changed, since now savvy nine year olds can instead use Adobe products.

I read her the story, and for someone that was under the age of the author, it was an amusing read. Or perhaps she was just humouring me. Either way, I swear I could’ve been an excellent children’s book author back then.

But by my current writing standards, it was absolutely horrid. The only thing unchanged since then is the quality of

1. my actual handwriting
2. my artwork
   

Of course, the art I’m capable of making with my computer is somewhat better - just like with my handwriting, it’s artwork that relies on my personal physical dexterity that sucks.

What does this nice big fat tangent have to do with the title? It’s because Homer’s classic quote shows an incredible level of depth with regards to humour. He knows that the problem is inadequate or poor communication, but he communicates that thought incorrectly.

Similarly, my communication skills have increased greatly, but there’s always room for improvement.

We’ve been told that most people are ready to pass their accounting classes or program -  to be more specific, their special exams like the UFE - right now. Gaining technical knowledge isn’t key, perhaps with the exception of special tax issue. What’s really lacking is communication skills - the ability to show you know what you’re talking about in your response.

So the trick is to show that you understand what you’re talking about, or else you’ll be penalized or will fail. Is authoring ACS a clever ploy to practice those skills and hopefully gain something resembling an audience at the same time? What do you think? What’s my other motive for doing it? Getting free swag like cellphones? The thrill of spearheading an internet business venture?

Well, maybe not swag, but the venture idea sounds good, actually.