Maniac Craniac Wrote:Inspired by another thread, I am working on some soul-searching. I am an idealist, but have become disillusioned with the reality of formal education.
What say you? What do you hope to gain from college that you couldn't gain otherwise, beyond just a degree? Would you be doing the same thing even if the degree served no purpose in your life?
I'm finishing my degree because I had promised myself, and my parents, that I wasn't dropping out (in 1979) I was just taking some time off. A promise is a promise, after all.
Plus, higher education is a serious tradition in our family. My mother's family had been educating the girls in the family for generations--long before it was commonly accepted. There's something about following family traditions at work with my decision, too.
It won't make a bit of a difference career-wise for me. I am a political researcher and consultant, no one even asks if I have a degree!
So it's really all about me, and looking in the mirror.
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