tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221684198954542149.post7030492452049989526..comments2022-12-11T00:24:37.033-08:00Comments on Earth (and other) Matters: Should you go to college, young person?planetearthchurchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16506651746042077852noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221684198954542149.post-72213359108148810342012-07-01T16:44:11.775-07:002012-07-01T16:44:11.775-07:00My guess is that college is right for you, if you ...My guess is that college is right for you, if you can avoid piling up a mountain of debt. Agriculture is a field with a future, because of growing population and growing appreciation of more diverse food sources.Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699216280885899313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221684198954542149.post-90110802386748850372012-07-01T15:16:30.480-07:002012-07-01T15:16:30.480-07:00I read an interesting book on this topic called, &...I read an interesting book on this topic called, "In the basement of the ivory tower". I have wondered about college as a young person and wether or not it was the right thing for me. I figure I can be an educated bum vs. An uneducated bum. ;)<br />Loan debts are the reason people need to seriously think about before jumping into college, I make a thousand too much for the Pell grant. Luckily I am smart and get good grades. The crummy thing is they do not offer permaculture as a degree...so why am I going to college? I have no idea! Ha ha ha. I guess I figure I will pick up things I may not learn on my own. I have been teaching myself permaculture because the internships I have had involved working outside in AZ heat for free. I hardly learned anything. Paying for a certificate seems pointless...so through books and other people I am learning a lot. I plan to take soil science classes and various farm/ agriculture classes at the university to aid in my perfect career as a consultant. Maybe a university education will help in making me more money, however because I am interested in a more alternative approach to design and farming, it's unlikely. But at least I will feel good about my choices at the end of the day and will be doing something I feel makes a difference in my community.Alinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221684198954542149.post-3972631496399618582012-06-30T19:41:19.113-07:002012-06-30T19:41:19.113-07:00You got that right, Mitchell! I have a sign on my...You got that right, Mitchell! I have a sign on my office door at UBC that says, "Going to University to get a degree is like getting married for the marriage license." When kids ask me if Physicists have good job prospects I tell them to do something else if they can stand to. In fact one should ONLY do (as a profession) what one can't stand NOT to do. People who strive to get a degree and then wait for someone to offer them a job have no idea what life is all about. They would starve if we weren't such a "caring, generous, rich society"; instead, we will ALL starve before we give up that particular fantasy.Jess Brewerhttp://jick.net/~jess/quips/noreply@blogger.com