--- -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Shannon B. Roddy wrote: <SNIP> > > > As far as the degree doing all that you claim, I > have been pretty > > disillusioned now that I am attending LSU for the > past few years. I > > cannot believe what they are calling an education > now. It is an > > absolute joke (from what I have seen so far > anyway). > > I agree with this. You can stumble through for 4 > years, goto class > occasionally, pass a few tests and get a degree, not > learning a damn thing > along the way. You can also memorize the MCSE study > guides and get your > paper MCSE. In either case you're doing yourself a > grave injustice... > when you really need that knowledge you're supposed > to have, it won't be > there. >
The complaint highlights the issue. A university is aimed at some wh actually wants an education. Some are well enough enabled to not need one, but have to get one because of mommy and daddy. Even they will leave with more than they came with. I got my degree the hard way. I worked days and went to schol at night, and worked nights and went to school while the sun was out. I also was a parent, so quit whinning and get back to the books. I flipped burgers and eggs for a lot of years for me degree. That degree has made a difference in my bottom line. There are jobs you cannot even apply to unless you have a degree. Are there pinheaded PHDs, of course. Why should the population of PHD's be different than the rest of the popuation? Citing one moron does not forgive you for quiting. A quiter is a moron in any strata. If you want the benefits, earn them. How hard is that to figure out? Life is all about choices. Make yours and then shut up about it. > ray > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > Systems Engineer Southeastern > Louisiana University > IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, > AIX Support > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net ===== Warmest Regards, Doug Riddle http://www.dougriddle.com http://fossile-project.sourceforge.net/ http://www.libranet.com -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the Peoples' Liberty Teeth." - George Washington -- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
