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(05-20-2015, 06:32 AM)jhc7 Wrote: jhc7: You never answered my question about why you lied about being the full time president of Greenwich for 5 years. You posted that I was lying and that you never said that, but when I gave the page and guide book in which you said it you stopped posting. Your post said you were connected to Greenwich for about one and a half years. Yet the guide book, that you wrote, said you were the full time president for 5 years.
John: Would you be so kind as to give me the page and guide book title and edition number again. (Nearly all my books are in storage 150 miles from home, except the 15th edition, the last one that I wrote, which definitely says 1½ years.) I have always known that I was full time, in-residence president of Greenwich from February 2 1990 to June or July 1991. So I'd love to see where it was written otherwise. As long as I'm allowed to post here, I will respond. --John
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(05-20-2015, 03:12 PM)JohnBear Wrote: (05-20-2015, 06:32 AM)jhc7 Wrote: jhc7: You never answered my question about why you lied about being the full time president of Greenwich for 5 years. You posted that I was lying and that you never said that, but when I gave the page and guide book in which you said it you stopped posting. Your post said you were connected to Greenwich for about one and a half years. Yet the guide book, that you wrote, said you were the full time president for 5 years.
John: Would you be so kind as to give me the page and guide book title and edition number again. (Nearly all my books are in storage 150 miles from home, except the 15th edition, the last one that I wrote, which definitely says 1½ years.) I have always known that I was full time, in-residence president of Greenwich from February 2 1990 to June or July 1991. So I'd love to see where it was written otherwise. As long as I'm allowed to post here, I will respond. --John
"100 Good Schools, College Degrees by Mail" 1995-- Look under (of course) Greenwich.
Apparently you didn't know it when you advertised Greenwich in your book, or when you took me to task for uttering such a thing.
By the way---
1-Columbia Pacific University,whose founders and staff have, by a wide margin, the most impressive credentials associated with any such school."
2-Clayton University
3-Kensington University
These, you said, were your favorite unaccredited schools. But.....that is not what you said just a few years later. You said all...unaccredited schools were bad or worse--mills. So which were these...bad or worse?
You had to know that praising them would cause some of the people buying your guides to use them. Why then betray them just to look good to Levicoff, and the homo/porn provider, Chip White. By the way you know, of course, that Chip dropped out of school and never obtained a college degree. I can't imagine what would have made you think they have any hint of a clue what normal people shoud do. Yet you listed them proudly in front of your guides as your helpers and praised their knowledge. For me their knowledge is best kept hidden.
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05-22-2015, 06:09 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-22-2015, 06:18 AM by jhc7.)
Now for other stuff. You remember saying that many, sincere-good, unaccredited schools could operate from small homes or rented offices, and might even operate without a phone.
Well...I must wonder why, with such delight, you made such a stink about schools that did that very thing. Just a few years later at AED and DI you, with much enjoyment, joined in with the gang as they trashed people who took your advice and schools that you had suggested were good usable choices.
Tell me about Summit University--why was it good enough to be in your guide book, listed as a good school, and then you really bashed a guy at AED for saying he had enjoyed it and was proud to have graduated from it. You asked...."And just what is it you found to make you so proud." You then helped the gang mash him up.
Can you not see that praising a school in a so called "Guide Book" is why hundreds, perhaps thousands of people took your advice and got degrees from such places. How must they feel to then be ridiculed by you for listening to and believing what you said?
YOU SAID THAT "KENNEDY WESTERN UNIVERSITY" WAS GOOD. 1995 Guide book- 100 good schools
Actually 130 schools. By the way Adam Smith was the first school listed. The next page after your glowing description of the 130 schools. I wonder how many people selected from the list and got the degrees. Must really sting for them to have handed over their hard-earned bucks and then to be ratted out by YOU. Bad or Worse...how nice of you.
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Opinions change with time -- either because schools change, and/or new information becomes available, and/or I change.
Facts don't (or shouldn't) change with time. So your statement that I wrote that I was president of Greenwich University for five years is troublesome. Once again, I ask you for the specific information: title of book and page. Thank you.
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(05-23-2015, 12:37 AM)JohnBear Wrote: ...I was president of Greenwich University for five years...
"Vas head of Gestapo for 10 years...5 years...vas not head of Gestapo at all!!"
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(05-23-2015, 12:37 AM)JohnBear Wrote: Opinions change with time -- either because schools change, and/or new information becomes available, and/or I change.
Facts don't (or shouldn't) change with time. So your statement that I wrote that I was president of Greenwich University for five years is troublesome. Once again, I ask you for the specific information: title of book and page. Thank you.
College Degrees by Mail, 100 Good Schools that offer Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorates and Law Degrees by Home Study
Revised and Expanded for 1995
Page-90, Last paragraph at bottom of page.
And I quote:
For five years, I was (THE FULL-TIME ) president of Greenwich (and its predecessor, the International Institute) and of course I wouldn't have done it if I didn't think it was a (GOOD) school and program.
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Here is what led to this exchange. A post from Mister R. Flagg Quoting you concerning your several different statements about your history. Statements that just don't match.
Here is your heated response.
"Since Mr. Flagg seems to spend an inordinate amount of time studying and commenting on my life, it would be nice if he were accurate. Just for the record, this is absolutely and totally untrue. Yes, I served as the president of IIAS, which at the time had approximately 10 active students, and this occupied perhaps 3% of my time. For the 19 or 20 months that the family lived in Hawaii, Greenwich was indeed a full time job."
John Bear-DL Truth-1/19/2007- 2:01 am
You don't, apparently, know if you were there for 20 months or 5 years. Ahhh, such is the problem for the person who wishes to alter facts to his present requirements.
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Here are some other troublesome statements. They would lead most people to doubt the knowledge and judgement of the person claiming expertise in the matter.
"Greenwich has been pursuing accreditation with the Pacific Association of Schools and Colleges, a legitimate but unrecognized accreditor."
John Bear/Mariah Bear - College Degrees by Mail-1996- Page 171
"PASC appears to be a serious attempt to create an accreditor that would be better able to deal with nontraditional schools."
John Bear-12th Edition-Bears' Guide-1997-Page 53
"What nonsense, PASC was an unrecognized one-man accrediting agency. As I understand it, Greenwich explored an involvement, and eventually came to the conclusion ( my advice was asked for ) that such accreditation would be meaningless and useless, so they terminated the relationship."
John Bear-AED- 2003
Here John says positive things about PASC, and, he did it for some time. He knew that Greenwich was doing this in the 96 guide and was still positive in 97. In 2003 he acts as if it was a joke and he was always in the know. Here's my best estimate. It was only when more astute persons caught up with PASC that John, as he often did, pretended to be there early on with the inside facts. In reality he didn't have a clue and touted an organization he knew little about. When others discovered the ship was sinking, Bear sought to get in on the credit.
Typical of Bear's career, a day late and a dollar short.
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jhc7 quotes me:
"For five years, I was ( THE FULL-TIME ) president of Greenwich (and its predecessor, the International Institute) "
John replies: Thank you for the reference, which is accurate. I was the full-time president of the International Institute for Advanced Studies from 1987 to 1991, and of Greenwich University from the day of its incorporation (2/2/90) until the family moved from Hawaii in the summer of 1991.
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(05-25-2015, 02:27 AM)JohnBear Wrote: jhc7 quotes me:
"For five years, I was ( THE FULL-TIME ) president of Greenwich (and its predecessor, the International Institute) "
John replies: Thank you for the reference, which is accurate. I was the full-time president of the International Institute for Advanced Studies from 1987 to 1991, and of Greenwich University from the day of its incorporation (2/2/90) until the family moved from Hawaii in the summer of 1991.
Interesting. Then why did you say you were only involved with II 3% of the time? Since II had only 10 active students you must have been quite busy. So, I assume, your heated denial to Mr. Flagg is now null and void. Rather than the three percent it has returned to full-time. How convenient that your past actions remain, shall we say, so very fluid. 
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