Lisa Jones wrote on Apr 3
rd, 2022 at 8:30am:
UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 2
nd, 2022 at 5:14pm:
I thought I was bad with my tertiary education. If I could do my late teens again, I would refuse to go to university and do a course at TAFE. Even a Business Admin course would have been fair.
Those that do 2 or 3 university courses have either too much time or money on their hands. There is no point in doing more than one degree inside a short span of time. If you want to do a maths course and then decide to go on to do a teaching degree to become a math teacher, that is good. But, if you are doing degrees just to speak highly of yourself, you are deluding yourself.
You clearly don't know anything about university degrees today. And what sorts of combined degree programs are being offered (or why).
More importantly....that tells me you yourself never went to University....except maybe to drop off someone's lunch order.
I started off doing a combined degree. Then I felt that I should drop one part of the degree and concentrate on the other. I finished that degree. Started another degree the following year. Got about 5 subjects away from completing that one when the mental health issues began. That was 16 years ago.
For the last 14 years, I have wondered at the utter stupidity of doing more than one degree, neither of which will now land me a job anywhere. But, they are both useful in what I have needed in life over the last 20 years.
The very fact that I have done university has helped me understand that whilst it is a good way of getting educated, you could probably have gotten the same education "at the public library for $1.50 in late charges". I have textbooks that I have purchased from second hand stores and an education depot that I could purchase second hand high school textbooks for cheap. Going to university, attending classes, and doing assignments does little to further your employment prospect, unless you are doing a course for in demand jobs. Otherwise, you would be better off working part-time and doing your degree (a one off) to show that you are both studious and hard working, for when you attend a future employment interview. Getting two or three degrees is just something someone with a superiority complex might do to show off to anyone who will listen.
Someone pointed out that they knew friends/acqaintances that did a Phd or two and have not gotten anywhere. Whereas others they know got a job out of high school and are raking in the money. Everytime, I hear about your ability to complete a degree set at a standard that any high school student should easily pass, I can picture you with your head between your legs, sniffin' your own farts. I could only assume that the son of yours doing his degree to become a lawyer will probably end up as a public defender at some legal aid station. But that is okay, he might actually save the taxpayers some money, if he puts his mind to it.
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