deb bledsoe wrote:
> Have you talked to a college student lately? They are going $40-60K or
> more in debt to go to school, as is expected of them, but when they
> graduate, there is no job, or nothing in their field.
deb,
I am sharply aware of this painful situation. I have come to know too
many young folk that have MFAs in creative writing.
An argument that I used to hear, until I stopped caring to listen,
against traditional trades education programs is that parents don't see
jobs in it for their kids.
Who the hell propagated the bright idea that there is a career in
creative writing?
When Amazon last year held a novel contest, with promise of publication
and promotion to the winner, there were something like 10,000 entries.
It is like a lottery, only more expensive to play.
I think my mother was right when I told her I wanted to be a poet... oh,
Jes%$(@)*$s, KENNETH... have a back-up plan like in a real job!
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