Comments on: “Out there” without a degree? How terrifying.

By: Mom of 2

Mom of 2 — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 02:18:38 +0000

As a musician and college graduate (undergrad & grad schools), I so appreciate what you did for these students. First off, Logan needs to properly tune his guitar! I’d like to also mention these students (all, actually) need to decide what to do with their lives. I’ve found (in FL) a college degree is nothing more than an expensive piece of paper many times. The jobs here requiring advanced education are far outnumbered by those that need just a HS diploma or GED. FL companies pay in sunshine … that doesn’t help knock out student loans & getting out of Mom & Pop’s house.

By: bagua

bagua — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 16:27:04 +0000

I love that you encouraged them to incorporate their talents and personal
interests with what they learned in your class. I love that you assessed them for their effort and not for what they could write on a paper. I love that you
encouraged this young man to go after what he loves.

However, I don’t agree with you encouraging him to drop out of college. Yes, those four walls will be there if he chooses to come back, but it is always harder to come back later in life when he might have a family to support, more bills to pay, less time to study, and most likely won’t have the benefit of his parents supporting his education anymore.

It does sound that he is in the wrong career path, but he does not need to quit college to pursuit what he loves. Not everyone has the opportunity to obtain a
college education and this young man does. Encourage him to use it to develop his talent for music or auto-mechanic interests –there are many college degrees on both areas.

The truth is that, at least for most people, it is hard out there without a degree.

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 16:40:05 +0000

Sounds like an A+ to me! Great job Professor J!