Gregory's Server
I see the old “too many people are going to university to do Mickey Mouse degrees” trope is doing the rounds again. My son did a degree in Comedy Writing and Performance. Did he get a job in the creative industries? No. Is he earning a good salary? Also no. But he was greatly enriched by studying something he was passionate about for three years. What is wrong with just learning for learning’s sake? Education is not supposed to be merely a mechanism for churning out workers
@purplepadma Going to school/university purely with a view to preparing for a career is training, not education.
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Once upon a time, at the cusp between “Employees Are Our Greatest Assets” & “Employees Are Financial Liabilities” (thanks Harvard & Reagan, you greedy jackasses) … the corporation I worked for encouraged employees to constantly learn AND to follow their passions - even if their tuition-reimbursed education ended w/employee leaving.
They wanted employees to find their passions & strengths & do what they loved to do. Most stayed. Some became circus clowns. All good!
Weird, right?
@purplepadma that's very correct! I just hate when it gets sold to people as a path to a great paying job and they end up with huge amounts of debt and not a great paying job. The cost and mystique of advanced education is where I have an issue, and don't get me started on for-profit colleges, it can be a predatory industry but so long as the student has realistic expectations and understands the financials, education for its own sake is an incredible thing!