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captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoFour years, tens of thousands of dollars, and charades about studying math, literature and history, to get a certified as “able to show up to work sober.”
If that’s your idea of education, you’re part of the problem.
vrek@programming.dev 1 week ago
No, that’s not education. My point is from a job perspective that’s what’s most important. Most jobs won’t require anything you learn in calculus III or classical literature.
Let’s say you are getting a EE degree. In a lab while learning about ac circuits, learn to play with an oscilloscope and learn how to really use it. That’s most of the value. That’s something you will likely use in your job.
okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Wild counter point: education shouldn’t be purely vocation driven.
zarathustrad@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Sounds like a luxury for the rich. The poors need a job and not a mountain of debit for “balanced education” and social connection.