I would love to study something new every day for the rest of my life if I could. However, something I will never understand is the perpetual student that continually needs to amass credits and debt, yet doesn't ever get a new job or progress his or her career.
My husband's ex has 3 undergraduate degrees and a master's degree and finally got a full-time job in her late 40's. Her school time was not a huge issue until she got divorced and kept going to school even though she had no reason (or money) to do so. In fact, even though she finally got a decent job, she is so mired in debt that she lives on dried beans and charges my step-daughter sky-high rent just to make ends meet. (My stepdaughter is barely 18 and autistic to the point of almost being disabled. She could live with us for free, but after living with us her whole life, she wants to spend time with her mom.)
The latest annoyance is a friend who has 180 B&M credits from very good schools and just went back to a for-profit online school, today is taking a whole slew of business 101-type classes. I have already told her that I will volunteer to fill out all paperwork and help her with one of the Big 3 schools in order to help her see how quickly she can graduate. I even pointed out to my friend that if she's going to spend more money on school, it should be at the graduate level, and that btw real-life experience at her age counts a LOT more than a business degree. But she LOVES to be in school and has been posting on Facebook and getting so many congratulations and motivational messages. "Good for you.. so smart that you're doing something positive in your life!" Etc..
I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but these are just two examples of people close to me. I am all about studying when you want to, and I really believe that the US has a lot of problems with higher ed. But OMG going into debt for study that serves no real purpose is infuriating. Am I being a grump about this or what is the purpose of being a perpetual student when you can't afford it? Is it just an escape from reality?
My husband's ex has 3 undergraduate degrees and a master's degree and finally got a full-time job in her late 40's. Her school time was not a huge issue until she got divorced and kept going to school even though she had no reason (or money) to do so. In fact, even though she finally got a decent job, she is so mired in debt that she lives on dried beans and charges my step-daughter sky-high rent just to make ends meet. (My stepdaughter is barely 18 and autistic to the point of almost being disabled. She could live with us for free, but after living with us her whole life, she wants to spend time with her mom.)
The latest annoyance is a friend who has 180 B&M credits from very good schools and just went back to a for-profit online school, today is taking a whole slew of business 101-type classes. I have already told her that I will volunteer to fill out all paperwork and help her with one of the Big 3 schools in order to help her see how quickly she can graduate. I even pointed out to my friend that if she's going to spend more money on school, it should be at the graduate level, and that btw real-life experience at her age counts a LOT more than a business degree. But she LOVES to be in school and has been posting on Facebook and getting so many congratulations and motivational messages. "Good for you.. so smart that you're doing something positive in your life!" Etc..
I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but these are just two examples of people close to me. I am all about studying when you want to, and I really believe that the US has a lot of problems with higher ed. But OMG going into debt for study that serves no real purpose is infuriating. Am I being a grump about this or what is the purpose of being a perpetual student when you can't afford it? Is it just an escape from reality?
Regis University, ITESO, Global MBA with a focus in Emerging Markets 4.0 GPA, Dual-university degree (Spanish/English)
ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
ISSA Certified Nutritionist
COSC BS, Business Admin
My BS Credits:
Spanish 80 | Humanities 67 | A & I Lit 72 | Sub Abuse 452 | Bus Ethics 445 | Tech Writ 62 | Math 53 | HTYH 454 | Am. Govt 65 | Env & Humanity 64 | Marketing 65 | Micro 61| Mgmt 63| Org Behavior 65| MIS 446|Computing 432 | BL II 61 | M&B 50 | Finance 411 | Supervision 437| Intro Bus. 439| Law Enforcement 63| SL: Accounting I B | Accounting II C+| Macro A | ECE: Labor Relations A | Capstone: A| FEMA PDS Cert
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