roland.francis wrote: >And then things changed as they must. You had a choice of a >thousand courses leading to hundreds of careers. So what >happened to the modern college student? They took years off >on sabatticals, they went on time wasting diversions all in >the name of looking at what was your thing, on finding what >you would be happy with. > >So the sons and daughters of their regulation bound parents >went into some odd lines of study that led to even odder job >prospects. When recessions hit, those kind of jobs disappeared >or they blossomed up in far away places that few wanted to go >to. The full circle or the extreme swing of the pendulum.
Folks, There always has been a difference between receiving a college degree and receiving a college education. In today's world, college graduates are faced with the prospect of working in three different careers before they retire. Those with a college education are well prepared for this, those with only a college degree are not. >Then came the changes that took place to bring us to where we >are today. Fathers and mothers tremble in front of the hormone >filled teen. She does what she wants when she thinks it is time >to do it. Dress like a slut and give it away like there was no >tomorrow. Why stop there? In times of emotional stress, look >for solace in the arms of another woman. If that works out, shack >up, marry perhaps and even get a child through artificial >insemination. So heres mom and dad who are two moms really. >Oh what a fine job they do according to everybody. Sexual preference has got nothing to do with education, but perhaps the above is a thinly disguised real life problem. Anyways, most people I know deal with such predicaments privately. >A day might come when the Walmarts and the McDonalds of the >world may require a Masters degree just to stack shelves and >flip burgers. I do not see anything wrong with working for McDonald's or Walmart. John Betts, the CEO of McDonald's Canada started as a crew member, flipping burgers. He knows the business from the ground up. - Education - Mervyn "Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies." – Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
