i like college. it's a pretty neat place. that being said I'm glad i decided to come and "further my education" BUT i also can say that i was happier doing my own thing.
college has it's benefits. a degree is a pretty helpful thing in our world now, and being surrounded by people who like you have made the decision to attend the same place. like that whole first day speech " you already have something in common with all these people. they too have decided to enhance their lives by continuing their education, and they too, have chosen this fine establishment in which to do that in."
yeah yeah blah blah blah.
it's come to my attention lately that a lot of what college does is preach college. but there's really no need to do that, we're already here.
i had a day a while back where i was in my psych class and my teacher was talking to us about this thing called "emerging adulthood" (a pretty neat topic if you ask me), and the conversation turned to how some people are denied this stage in their lives, and those of is most likely to have this stage were likely to enter secondary education. ok that's cool i see that. and then she was talking about some of the benefits of coming to college. and that's where i started to get frustrated. "people come to college to be able to learn more about other cultures and ways" "people come to college to become more open-minded" "people who don't continue their education won't be as open to new ideas and cultures because they haven't been exposed to them"
UM HELLO? college is just an OPTION.
as someone who never wanted to attend, i can be pretty clear on this. IT'S AN OPTION. you do not HAVE to attend college. you could go to trade school ( like my father did), you could create your own business, you could travel.... there are other options out there. and guess what? college will always be an option.
what annoyed me about this statement was that she was proceeding to tell us (in a pretty close-minded way if you ask me) that college is about opening your mind.
does anyone else spot the contradiction? please say yes so i don't feel like a crazy over-reactive bitch.
it happened again today in an event i had to attend for psych class. though he was annoying me for other reasons as well ( like referring to children with aspergers syndrome as "aspies." personally i found it not very PC. you're a professional in your field. use correct terminology, not potentially offensive slang please.)
anyway. yeah. lately more and more often i'm wishing i wasn't in school. sure i'm "learning" but honestly a lot of this isn't really... gonna be helpful or useful in the long run. and we're paying a shit ton for this. Honestly my experience in Spain taught me a lot more than this. and i was happier too!
hmmm
