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
Aviva Gary@purplepadma Education is important for it's own sake but unfortunately the society we live in only prioritizes what makes money and for whom... that's why they always ask what you do for a living (like a job is everything) when really education is everything.
@Aviva_Gary I hated being asked what I did for a living when my disability was too incapacitating for me to work
@purplepadma There's that too... and sorry
@Aviva_Gary It’s OK :) I’m in a good phase right now
@purplepadma yay for good
@Aviva_Gary Yay indeed!
@purplepadma Got to celebrate the small wins... with out them there are no big wins