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.
Posts Tagged ‘education’
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.
Criticisms of Class »
Confused about an assignment stating we shouldn’t summarize our book in a class that does nothing but summarize, I ask a question and am made to feel remarkably stupid.
I Wish I’d Been a Newspaper Man »
I wish I’d known then where I would be in six years so I could have done things right instead of stumbling around like a drunken monkey.
Don’t Pull Your Punches »
I’m currently taking a 200-level religion class that is required for my major, though I somehow overlooked it until last semester (I’m currently in my [...]
They’re a little something I like to call “Liberal Arts” »
I was asked last night how I know so much. I guess four and a half years of a liberal arts education (you know, lots [...]
