I don’t want to be this guy. I don’t want this to be my life. I want to pursue my life, and soul, and happiness with the time I have, now, not later.
Posts Tagged ‘degree’
The Writer’s Circle »
At a reading last Friday, I caught a glimpse of what might have been if my choices had been different than they were. I’m not sure I would have been ultimately happy, but I perhaps would have been more content than I am now.
Do we all need a college degree? »
Frustrated by an employee’s pointed questions about my studies, I spent some time writing and exploring my own thoughts on the subject. This blog entry is the result.
Dropping Out – Part 2 »
When April and I were first getting together (longer ago than I thought… 4 years now? 4.5?), I was questioning the value of a college degree. I had decided to pursue a career with Computer Services at Missouri State University, and the IT industry doesn’t seem to care a whole lot for degrees. Experience and knowledge were important, and demonstrable expertise were far more valuable than a degree or even a certification. Therefore, I was considering laying off the diploma-track and pursuing certs to make myself more attractive to Computer Services.
April was adamantly against that pursuit. As she put it last night, until very recently she has had the college diploma on a pedestal. People ought to pursue and achieve it, and those that didn’t were worse for it. I pressed her on this years ago, pointing out people who were perfectly happy and content to work jobs where a degree was not required, and I asked why, in their cases, should they get a degree? She didn’t have an answer, but maintained it was important.
