Charlotte WalkerI see the old “too many people are going to university to do Mickey Mouse degrees” trope is doing the rounds again. My son did a degree in Comedy Writing and Performance. Did he get a job in the creative industries? No. Is he earning a good salary? Also no. But he was greatly enriched by studying something he was passionate about for three years. What is wrong with just learning for learning’s sake? Education is not supposed to be merely a mechanism for churning out workers
Martin Howitt@purplepadma I did a degree in physics. Am I now a physicist? No. Am I earning a good salary? Also no. Did I study a subject I was passionate about? Also, also no.
@martinhowitt Oh that’s a shame! I have two degrees, I really enjoyed them both
@purplepadma I also gave 2. My point is that studying a so-called “hard” degree doesn’t guarantee you’ll become more of an asset to society than if you studied something completely random
@martinhowitt Oh 100% agree. And what’s the point of training people in law or medicine or education if those professions don’t pay enough to keep people in the public sector?