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 > >-- >**Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service** > >To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the >uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: ><http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html> -- Ruth Barton [log in to unmask] Dummerston, VT -- **Please remember to trim posts, as requested in the Terms of Service** To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>