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Subject:RE: What is the value of Tech Comm Masters? From:Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 9 Oct 2003 06:09:19 -0700 (PDT)
> I strongly believe in the value of
> obtaining a Master's
> Degree in ... anything. I believe it shows that you
> are not complacent,
> that you want to strive to learn. I look at the
> whole debate as being
> much deeper than letters behind your name on a
> resume or a business card
> or framed sheepskin on your wall. I see it as much
> more than that.
In a personal sense, yes. That is, your degree's value
to YOU. To anyone else, it could be valued more or
less. I do not weight candidates based on education.
It's unfair to do so. I do not assume that because
they have a Masters that they are willing to learn,
inquisitive, and like to challenge themselves. In
fact, as of late, I know a shload of recent Bachelors
graduates who have gone on to Masters programs, not
because they are willing to learn, but because they
can't find a job, and can at least get grants and
scholarships to fund the degree, which basically keeps
them productively busy until a job opens up.
So no, degree means nothing to me (except my own,
which means a little more than nothing, as I know
after many years of real work, that I'm not utilizing
anything I was taught in school, and that much of what
I learned is in fact wrong or not applicable at all in
the real world).
> FDR once said, "Happiness lies in the joy of
> achievement and the thrill
> of creative effort."
Dickie Barrett once said, "You know, I've made
mistakes. I've had my ups and downs, my ins and outs,
my share of bad breaks. But when it's all been said
and done, I'll raise my beer and I'll swear 'God it's
been fun!'"
=====
Goober Writer
(because life is too short to be inept)
"As soon as you hear the phrase "studies show",
immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
-- Geoff Hart
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