how to be an ignorant hubristic asshole
make jokes about my chosen profession.
try to use jargon/terms/ideas/rules that are specific to my subject matter. use them incorrectly.
tell me i’m wrong about something that’s basic common knowledge/fact in my field.
i’m getting a graduate degree in this. if you aren’t, your knowledge is probably limited to brief interactions with people in my field and whatever pop culture might talk about.
here’s some examples:
- B works in business. Sometimes he works on transactions with new clients, which includes signing contracts. L is a law student. L mentions to B he’s not happy with a recent, very inexpensive purchase. B makes a joke about how L should know better and read the fine print. L throws out some legal analysis, rendering B’s statements irrelevant. B tells L that he applied the test wrong.
- P is having a baby. K and P go out to lunch. K tells P that she needs to change her diet or her baby will be born with autism…and she better not vaccinate that baby either. K is a 6th grade teacher who sometimes teaches the sex ed week. P is in med school (yes, the baby was bad timing). P cites notable sources and research on the issue. K says that P is wrong because her friend’s friend had an autistic baby and Oprah also did a special on it.
If you're still deciding on a degree, you should read and watch this
dailyfinance.comI saw this posted today and wanted to reiterate a point I made in an earlier post.
Reality is a motherfucker. In an earlier post I think I upset a few artists and/or art students, but the truth is several years ago I was in a spot where I thought I was literally going to drown in debt. As a guy especially, feeling like you bring nothing to the table financially is a huge ego blow, especially in an area like Seattle where money is flowing freely and just about everywhere from our lucrative tech economy. I’ll make this point again, you should always be reaching for you dream job and trying to do what you love. That being said, there are few things more depressing than debt. Choose wisely, and be ready to be held accountable if you don’t.
Again, I’m not telling ANYONE to give up on their dreams or not try and do what you love. I’m telling you to have a plan, and it’s becoming more and more obvious so many people don’t.
EDIT AND UPDATE TO REPLY:
And this is exactly my point. The cost of a music degree from Cornish, taken directly from their website is $28,800 per academic year. That is a total of $115,200 for four years of school. You damn well better make a lot more than $40k, 60k, or even 100k a year if you ever plan on repaying that, which is why I pointed out the arts. Cornish is an amazing school, I have friends who’ve been and have made amazing careers (one owns a VERY successful piano store) from it… I also know a few who are waitresses and can’t find enough students because of the lack of spare income right now. Sure, it can be done, but when it’s not.. Plan B?
(Source: http://www.cornish.edu/admission/faq/)
EDIT 2: The original start of this “thread” was the division of wealth, and that’s the point I’m trying to make. Take a school that charges a lot for tuition, add a bank charging interest on a student loan, add a career that doesn’t pay enough to substantiate the loan and you get a rich bank and a poor society (and defaulted loan). That’s the problem. You have to choose a career that can offset your debt, and that is becoming more and more difficult.
Today, Tomorrow, & the Next
Today was a nice day - a really nice day. The weather was absolutely lovely, and it seems as if this pattern of gorgeous sun and comfortable temperatures is here to stay. I had my final class of my undergraduate degree. I have one paper left to submit on Friday, which I need to touch up a bit more, but for all intents and purposes, I have finished my course work. I also received a call from my summer job, which I confirmed I will be returning to for my eighth - yes, eighth - year. I swear they’re going to bury me in the place.
I went on my first in-person teaching interview this afternoon at a private school in the suburbs of Boston. I was really pleased with the description of the position and my overall impressions of the school itself. I met with the department head, who was immediately very welcoming and seemed like a very kind person. My time with him was less of an interview and more of a conversation, which I always find to be preferable to the rapid fire question and answer style that some companies use. I then headed off to an accepted students dinner for Kings College in London here in Boston. The two representatives from the school were very charming and knowledgeable, and we had a fantastic three course dinner topped off with wine and tea. While much of the information that they provided were answers which I was already familiar with having lived in London quite recently, it was nice to have all of this information reaffirmed.
Well, I have some decision making to attend to. It’s going to be an adventure to say the least!
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