What I have in common with Jay Gould

The Dark Genius of Wall Street by Edward J., Jr. Renehan is the biography of Jay Gould.
He (Gould) would let his staff use his library. They were to use the library at anytime, even when he was in there himself.
He would secretly watch and would offer to finance the college education of the staff who showed a proclivity for learning. The author said he found 12 documented cases.
This is what I do with blackboard and WebCT. I am monitoring their usage and give those that spend lots of time and check various document the benefit of the doubt when they are on the border between two grades.
Now I am not a robber Barron and I am not hated like Gould but I have something in common with this bearded guy.
I liked the way Renehan put it: "He ran a triage in that library". I like to think that I am running an electronic triage.