i'm not going back to school!

[sweet_e]

the value of a post secondary education depends on the field you choose to work in. Your experience counts for more that your degree most of the time.

Thats said, I am also finishing gradute work and plan on doing more simple because in academia to be recognized and hired requires a lot of letters after your name. And i love learning and challenging myself although this is possible without an actual structured university environment.

 

[R4V4G3D_SKU11S]

It all depends on what you're going in for.

Try getting a job in Health, Engineering, Social Services, anything non-computer related in the government, Accounting, Education, (I can keep going...) without a degree.

The whole anti-post-sec. stance is usually held by entrepeneurs and computer nerds. These are two fields that don't always require a degree to make it far.

However, not everyone is interested in going it alone in those two fields, and therefore getting a postsec. degree is the opposite of a scam.

 

[KiFe]

Originally posted by PosTMOd
Of course, now I feel guilty, but only because I think I should. Man, being a bum is hard on the conscience.

yeah.. but you sure do get good at doing household chores don't'cha?


Been there dood.

 

[MoFo]

Originally posted by quantumize

this is always a slow quarter for the economy. i've met you and your smart and you even resemble sting somewhat

Ha!
"So what do you think you can bring to this company?"
"Well, I resemble Sting."

 

[madnezz]

if you don't get anything out of post-secondary education, then you don't deserve to be there, and it's your own damn fault for not finding a good program suitable to your interests.

 

[PosTMOd]

Originally posted by madnezz
if you don't get anything out of post-secondary education, then you don't deserve to be there, and it's your own damn fault for not finding a good program suitable to your interests.

Fuck you, you dirty hippie.

 

[madnezz]

ha ha i was waiting for some kind of response from you.

I go to UofT, how can i be a hippie? We eat hippies for study energy.

 

[PosTMOd]

Originally posted by madnezz
ha ha i was waiting for some kind of response from you.

I go to UofT, how can i be a hippie? We eat hippies for study energy.

Look, I was told years ago that on every bus there is an idiot. I could never find that idiot.

Somehow that is analagous to you being a dirty hippie, even though you go University of Taiwan.

 

[MoFo]

My DEGREE IN FINE ARTS (Hahahahahahahahhaahahahahah!!!) is going to get me places!

When directors, corporations and agents reject my portfolio, then I will just shove this piece of paper in their face! "LOOK! I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts!"

Yeah.. right.

Here's my rant about school this year:

I think what's great about this year was that I got to pick all the courses that I wanted to take. I know how to write art articles but my art criticism course (my prof was the curator for the Power Plant) helps me hone my craft.
As well, my photography courses are teaching me about techniques and giving me lab time to experiment.
I love documentaries but now through my Contemporary Documentary Media class, it's giving me new perspectives about identity, truth and documentation. Puts it all into context. Which I am so grateful for.
I am learning more than I have ever learned. I finally feel like I'm not slacking off, trying to drudge through school just to finish. I am actually learning valuable skills. It's great! I'm really happy there!
And to top it all off, I got a tuition scholarship so I'm not paying for any of this shit. Go team hardworking!

I think you can learn in any experience. School, life, trauma, whatever. I find that people complain about school but they're the ones who don't make the most out of it.

 

[ghaleon]

yea my B.Sc in honours psychology has sure done wonders for me

funny, how i'm working as a fucking painter right now to survive

 

[madnezz]

Originally posted by ghaleon
yea my B.Sc in honours psychology has sure done wonders for me

funny, how i'm working as a fucking painter right now to survive

did you think you were going to be a psychologist with a B.Sc???

 

[ghaleon]

I absolutely loved studying psych, and I wanted more than anything to proceed to graduate work...even though I had a 10.6 average and excellent references, lack of spots available in my field prevented me from going.

I loved school, but make no mistake - for months and months after I finished school, NO EMPLOYER GAVE A FLYING FUCK THAT I HAD A BSC IN PSYCH

 

[G-FrEsH]

Originally posted by Casper
you'd be suprised that some of the stuff from 1948 still holds true today, actually most of it,
peace

This is true.. Im starting my apprenticeship for electrician and my teachers at school said that i might be faced with old machine from 70's and 80's that run on different operating system sumtimes. A company is not gonna change anything for me obviously, so i have to learn how to work with it.

Davo

 

[Bean]

Originally posted by R4V4G3D_SKU11S
It all depends on what you're going in for.

Try getting a job in Health, Engineering, Social Services, anything non-computer related in the government, Accounting, Education, (I can keep going...) without a degree.

The whole anti-post-sec. stance is usually held by entrepeneurs and computer nerds. These are two fields that don't always require a degree to make it far.

However, not everyone is interested in going it alone in those two fields, and therefore getting a postsec. degree is the opposite of a scam.

kevin,

i like the way you put that ('specially the last sentence).

peace,

sabina

 

[Soundstream]

Re: Re: Re: i'm not going back to school!

Originally posted by R4V4G3D_SKU11S
I introduced myself to an astronaut once - knowing one is the biggest step in pursuing my dream of astronautery!

It might be a big step, but I think you'll need a giant leap to launch that kind of a career.

Cheers ... Ian