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Ah, the benefits of a liberal arts education
Keyser Soze wrote:
On 12/27/16 3:19 PM, Tim wrote: 2:14 PMKeyser Soze On 12/27/16 2:56 PM, Tim wrote: I'm sure there is a good reason for this. Like, removing history class for the history majors. The students probably know it all anyhow, so why waste man power and tuition expenses . Pass em anyhow. Sounds logical to me. After all a sheepskin proves your knowledge, right? So, you and FlaJim the Moron know as much "history" as someone with a B.A. in it, eh? Doubtful. And of course you know as much about the design and manufacture of electric motors as, say, degreed mechanical or electrical engineers, eh? Doubtful. And FlaJim knows as much about chipping paint on a navy vessel as, oh, a guy who chips paint on a navy vessel... .... And you're an expert on foreign policy because you supposedly saw people getting shot at a table in some banana republic? I am an advanced amateur at being shot at, having been a target three times, and each time by right wingers...And yes,I know a bit about foreign policy. How? You do not have degree in F.P. |
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Tim wrote:
2:14 PMKeyser Soze On 12/27/16 2:56 PM, Tim wrote: I'm sure there is a good reason for this. Like, removing history class for the history majors. The students probably know it all anyhow, so why waste man power and tuition expenses . Pass em anyhow. Sounds logical to me. After all a sheepskin proves your knowledge, right? So, you and FlaJim the Moron know as much "history" as someone with a B.A. in it, eh? Doubtful. And of course you know as much about the design and manufacture of electric motors as, say, degreed mechanical or electrical engineers, eh? Doubtful. And FlaJim knows as much about chipping paint on a navy vessel as, oh, a guy who chips paint on a navy vessel... .... And you're an expert on foreign policy because you supposedly saw people getting shot at a table in some banana republic? He is an expert in mental health because the wife is a social worker and he, Harry, is nuts. |
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Keyser Soze wrote:
On 12/27/16 6:03 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 12/27/2016 3:14 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 12/27/16 2:56 PM, Tim wrote: I'm sure there is a good reason for this. Like, removing history class for the history majors. The students probably know it all anyhow, so why waste man power and tuition expenses . Pass em anyhow. Sounds logical to me. After all a sheepskin proves your knowledge, right? So, you and FlaJim the Moron know as much "history" as someone with a B.A. in it, eh? Doubtful. And of course you know as much about the design and manufacture of electric motors as, say, degreed mechanical or electrical engineers, eh? Doubtful. And FlaJim knows as much about chipping paint on a navy vessel as, oh, a guy who chips paint on a navy vessel... Harry, you have a erroneous idea of what a degree represents. I am certain that Tim knows far more about the design and manufacture of electric motors than I do. I studied and know the basics but never had reason to open a book about them in my career. A BA in anything doesn't make you an expert or even qualified in a subject. It's a global starting point for some. Others can (and do) achieve knowledge and expertise in areas in which they work or study ... without a degree. This is not intended to be "anti-academic" as you often like to accuse others of being. It's simply a fact. Do you think you could have had a successful career without your college degrees? I wouldn't have been hired by a major U.S. newspaper unless I was well along in my B.A. degree, and I wouldn't have been recruited by The Associated Press unless I had been working for a paper and had a degree. I was hired by the paper at a journalism honorary society dinner because I was being inducted into the society, even though I wasn't a journalism school major, but merely a regular contributor to the college newspaper and a stringer for another newspaper. I learned how to write in high school, but I learned how to write for a newspaper at the Kansas City Star. I learned reportorial techniques in the few j-school courses I took after completing the requirements for my English major. So a journalism degree is not needed to jounalize? |
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On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 22:09:04 -0600, Califbill
wrote: So a journalism degree is not needed to jounalize? Not at all. I ran into this guy at my high school reunion and he seems to be doing fine without a degree in anything. (Dropped out of Georgetown in his freshman year) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Bakshian |
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On Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:07:28 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 12/27/16 6:03 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 12/27/2016 3:14 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 12/27/16 2:56 PM, Tim wrote: I'm sure there is a good reason for this. Like, removing history class for the history majors. The students probably know it all anyhow, so why waste man power and tuition expenses . Pass em anyhow. Sounds logical to me. After all a sheepskin proves your knowledge, right? So, you and FlaJim the Moron know as much "history" as someone with a B.A. in it, eh? Doubtful. And of course you know as much about the design and manufacture of electric motors as, say, degreed mechanical or electrical engineers, eh? Doubtful. And FlaJim knows as much about chipping paint on a navy vessel as, oh, a guy who chips paint on a navy vessel... Harry, you have a erroneous idea of what a degree represents. I am certain that Tim knows far more about the design and manufacture of electric motors than I do. I studied and know the basics but never had reason to open a book about them in my career. A BA in anything doesn't make you an expert or even qualified in a subject. It's a global starting point for some. Others can (and do) achieve knowledge and expertise in areas in which they work or study ... without a degree. This is not intended to be "anti-academic" as you often like to accuse others of being. It's simply a fact. Do you think you could have had a successful career without your college degrees? I wouldn't have been hired by a major U.S. newspaper unless I was well along in my B.A. degree, and I wouldn't have been recruited by The Associated Press unless I had been working for a paper and had a degree. I was hired by the paper at a journalism honorary society dinner because I was being inducted into the society, even though I wasn't a journalism school major, but merely a regular contributor to the college newspaper and a stringer for another newspaper. I learned how to write in high school, but I learned how to write for a newspaper at the Kansas City Star. I learned reportorial techniques in the few j-school courses I took after completing the requirements for my English major. Gosh, you were one important asshole, eh Krause. |
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On 12/27/2016 7:07 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 12/27/16 6:03 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 12/27/2016 3:14 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 12/27/16 2:56 PM, Tim wrote: I'm sure there is a good reason for this. Like, removing history class for the history majors. The students probably know it all anyhow, so why waste man power and tuition expenses . Pass em anyhow. Sounds logical to me. After all a sheepskin proves your knowledge, right? So, you and FlaJim the Moron know as much "history" as someone with a B.A. in it, eh? Doubtful. And of course you know as much about the design and manufacture of electric motors as, say, degreed mechanical or electrical engineers, eh? Doubtful. And FlaJim knows as much about chipping paint on a navy vessel as, oh, a guy who chips paint on a navy vessel... Harry, you have a erroneous idea of what a degree represents. I am certain that Tim knows far more about the design and manufacture of electric motors than I do. I studied and know the basics but never had reason to open a book about them in my career. A BA in anything doesn't make you an expert or even qualified in a subject. It's a global starting point for some. Others can (and do) achieve knowledge and expertise in areas in which they work or study ... without a degree. This is not intended to be "anti-academic" as you often like to accuse others of being. It's simply a fact. Do you think you could have had a successful career without your college degrees? I wouldn't have been hired by a major U.S. newspaper unless I was well along in my B.A. degree, and I wouldn't have been recruited by The Associated Press unless I had been working for a paper and had a degree. I was hired by the paper at a journalism honorary society dinner because I was being inducted into the society, even though I wasn't a journalism school major, but merely a regular contributor to the college newspaper and a stringer for another newspaper. I learned how to write in high school, but I learned how to write for a newspaper at the Kansas City Star. I learned reportorial techniques in the few j-school courses I took after completing the requirements for my English major. Your answer only demonstrates how narrow your thinking is and your assumption that your degree was the only means of getting a job. It's not a surprise that you put so much emphasis on the value of a degree. It is apparently your life's major achievement. I worked hard and long to get enough credits for a degree in electronics. Realistically, in my case it was basically a waste of time and money. My degree didn't open any doors ... I was already well on my way in a career choice ... and the knowledge gained had very little to do with the technology I participated in. I learned far more about it *doing* it. |
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