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Re: Our Incredibly Precious Trades Heritage
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Ruth Barton <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 6 Dec 2009 08:42:49 -0500
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I hear you folks!!  Our younger son graduated from Vermont Technical
College in May with a BS, or something, four year degree.  When he
graduated NOBODY owed ONE RED CENT for his education, AND he has a job IN
HIS FIELD, Electro-mechanical engineering, whatever that is.  It was truly
a struggle for us but we managed to pay each year for his education.  It is
probably one of the least expensive 4 yr colleges in the country but he has
a degree in a practical field, and he has work.  Ruth


At 3:28 PM -0500 12/5/09, Gabriel Orgrease wrote:
>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!
>
>][<en
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