I don’t think it does, since while the Venn diagram
of “love of knowledge and joy of discovery” does sometimes overlap with “getting a degree” I don’t think it’s a very *large* overlap.
I’m very much for the love of learning for its own sake and a life of the mind outside of work. I just don’t think higher education is the best means to th…
I don’t think it does, since while the Venn diagram
of “love of knowledge and joy of discovery” does sometimes overlap with “getting a degree” I don’t think it’s a very *large* overlap.
I’m very much for the love of learning for its own sake and a life of the mind outside of work. I just don’t think higher education is the best means to that end, especially not if it leaves one with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, and *especially* especially if it leaves one with tens of thousands of dollars in debt and no good career prospects.
For instance, I decided I wanted to learn French circa 1998. I never pursued formal education beyond high school classes, but I’m conversational in French, can follow French podcasts, and can read French newspapers and modern novels (Victor Hugo and Proust are still beyond me). Because…..I just kept learning French. Because I value and love the French language.
I don’t think it does, since while the Venn diagram
of “love of knowledge and joy of discovery” does sometimes overlap with “getting a degree” I don’t think it’s a very *large* overlap.
I’m very much for the love of learning for its own sake and a life of the mind outside of work. I just don’t think higher education is the best means to that end, especially not if it leaves one with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, and *especially* especially if it leaves one with tens of thousands of dollars in debt and no good career prospects.
For instance, I decided I wanted to learn French circa 1998. I never pursued formal education beyond high school classes, but I’m conversational in French, can follow French podcasts, and can read French newspapers and modern novels (Victor Hugo and Proust are still beyond me). Because…..I just kept learning French. Because I value and love the French language.
That really doesn’t require 100k of debt.