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I was having a discussion today with a friend about school. I am going back to school right now to get my Bachelor's in English Literature. My friend does not really understand why I would go back and get a degree if it's not for employment-purposes. It is and it isn't; I want to learn to write better because it's my passion and I also love to learn. Am I doing it to procure a job this second? No. But in the long run, I told her that if I get better at what I'm passionate about, all kinds of doors are open to me for whatever field I want to go into beyond writing. She asked me what I could do with an English Lit. degree, and I told her, "Anything where people need to write."
She basically discounted my desire and told me she'd never go back to school for anything that didn't have an immediate demand, such as health care. (Mind you, she's young and a Pre-school teacher with no degree, or any personal discipline/initiative to make changes to her life at this point. I also don't think she has any iota of a clue how many people work in the world of writing for a living.)
We talked a bit further and ended up discussing how many people get degrees for one thing, then end up in a field entirely unrelated to their academic background. For example: My step-mom has a degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management and has been a Financial Advisor for the last 30 years. My older sister has a degree in Psychology, but is now the manager at her husband's Vet Clinic.
My question to you is: Did you have any schooling beyond High School or Secondary School? Are you working in a related field? How did you get where you are now, and where do you plan to go with it?
I'm eternally intrigued by the journey of others.
She basically discounted my desire and told me she'd never go back to school for anything that didn't have an immediate demand, such as health care. (Mind you, she's young and a Pre-school teacher with no degree, or any personal discipline/initiative to make changes to her life at this point. I also don't think she has any iota of a clue how many people work in the world of writing for a living.)
We talked a bit further and ended up discussing how many people get degrees for one thing, then end up in a field entirely unrelated to their academic background. For example: My step-mom has a degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management and has been a Financial Advisor for the last 30 years. My older sister has a degree in Psychology, but is now the manager at her husband's Vet Clinic.
My question to you is: Did you have any schooling beyond High School or Secondary School? Are you working in a related field? How did you get where you are now, and where do you plan to go with it?
I'm eternally intrigued by the journey of others.