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Subject:	Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 21 Nov 2002 22:30:59 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes: > > By the end of my fourth semester (my gen > > eds) I realized that, with the exception of one course, I'd learned nothing > > but bits of trivia. The exception class was a course in critical thinking, > > which I still believe to have been my overall best course. > > I guess it also depends on what you're learning-- I get the sense (From > other people I know in the field) that things like Biochemistry and Medicine > are a little more fact-oriented than method-oriented. Here's a word of advice for anyone seeking a liberal arts education: DON'T And if someone tries to B-S you with some spiel about "it's best to have a broad base of education" I urge you to laugh in that person's face and tell him I told you so. I know several guys who barely finished three semesters and who are currently earning twice what I do with half the student loans! If those kids in New York succeed in their ridiculous McLawsuit, I plan to sue Penn State for failing to advise me of the employment futility of an English degree! All I have to show for it are my dazzling vocabulary, my sparkling prose, and my irrepressible humility. > Unlike (in my case) computer programming, where what's more important is to > learn how to break problems down and solve them algorithmically, rather than > learn a particular language or set of commands... Interestingly, that's a good metaphorical description for how people might better learn problem solving, rather than rote repetition and parroting. Dave!

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		Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
(...) A good friend of mine who went to some effort to acheive his PH.D. went immediately through a long-ish period of unemployment because he was "over-qualified" for most jobs he went hunting. He printed up some self-mocking business cards "Thomas (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
(...) I suppose that depends on the person, too... My stepfather is miserable in his decision to become an actuary (he hates math and the like), but it's surely more lucrative than other professions he could've followed with a degree in history. In (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Q. Where is the USA? A. You are standing on it!
(...) I guess it also depends on what you're learning-- I get the sense (From other people I know in the field) that things like Biochemistry and Medicine are a little more fact-oriented than method-oriented. Unlike (in my case) computer (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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