A couple of articles I found on Mastodon this past weekend have me thinking about the practicality of my weaving degree. #weaving
https://maryewarner.com/2023/03/14/on-the-practicality-of-a-weaving-degree/
@maximum_mew @clive @pluralistic I really appreciated this post. I also think it's a shame that universities are now essentially treated as trade schools.
There is certainly a place for both, and trade schools are valuable for folks who want specific training to get a specific job, but the value of a university education is supposed to be the enhanced background of knowledge you gain that makes you a more educated individual overall, compared to high school. It's not about job training.
@kyle @clive @pluralistic That is exactly the point a friend of mine made on LinkedIn in response to my post, Kyle. College is for opening the mind, not just job training. Though, ironically, if I had taken the weaving course in an earlier era, it probably would have been job training.😁