lp2137 said:
I still have my similar views about just a general degree. I think its a BS piece of paper. If you have a specified degree then that's a different story but just a generic bachelor degree means nothing. Sure you set forth a goal and completed it but that doesn't mean that someone without that degree can not set a goal and can't complete it either.
But I was too stubborn to listen to people until I learned it first hand for myself, that is just how I am. No matter how much I don't like my job I can't deny the fact that I've learned more about people and life there than all of my schooling and other life experienced combined. If I had gone to school full time I would have only worked part time and would have lost out on a very valuable experience.
No offense but I think these statements are ridiculous... first of all, a bachelor's degree means you went to an educational institution (let's not start discussing how good/bad some are, especially in the US) and you completed tests of knowledge satisfactorily.
This shows potential employers that not only do you have commitment, but also the general knowledge thought about the general topics within these institutions.
Second, just because you go to school full-time shouldn't reflect on you as having a poor social life/experience. I've gone through 5 years of Architecture school, which was just horrible for the first 3 or so years with 12-18hr days, etc., yet I've managed to work 2 jobs (detailing and another job), a girlfriend throughout those 5 years (and not some ugly chick from class either haha) and I've gained all the experience I need/want.
By going to school full time, it's not doubt you would've lost out on the experience you gained from the path you chose to walk, but you would've replaced that with another valuable experience that's simply more related to school than work.
Yes it's possible to get very far with street smarts and a great social outlook these days, but it comes by rarely and one needs a training in a specific area (preferably one they like) in order to succeed in life (succeed meaning be able to feed yourself and have a roof over your head for the rest of your life).
Kids these days overlook the quality of an education and that's partly the reason we as a country are becoming dumber and dumber... look back to what people have invented over the past 200-300 years... the "smart" generation, as I like to call it, is slowly but surely getting old.. these are the 40-60 year olds of today that got great education in the 60s-80s and have done great things with that education... these days kids just want to make rock bands, live with their parents while enjoying themselves at movies, etc. every day, yet no one likes to think about where the world is going and what you can do to make your mark on it...
I don't consider myself a bigger person than anyone I meet (teller yes usually haha) simply because everyone has their own story and everyone's individuality needs to be respected (within certain boundary of course... don't respect a serial killer, racists, etc.) but I do believe people have started taking academics for granted and it's going to bite them (them being people in high school now or just leaving) in the a$$ later when they realize that they do actually need to know the pythagorean theorem to figure out a real life problem.
If you owned any sort of business, would you rather hire someone who has a highschool diploma and Mcdonald's work experience and knows how to add 3+9, or someone who just went through 4-5 years of learning about many different aspects of life, usually including a specific training of a certain trade/career?
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