tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post3131065315825902063..comments2023-04-30T10:29:40.119-04:00Comments on DaddyBear's Den: Cry me a river, SunshineDaddyBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-18712670256785945322011-08-10T21:37:44.299-04:002011-08-10T21:37:44.299-04:00I'll admit my parents paid the base fee to get...I'll admit my parents paid the base fee to get me into the school cafeteria, but if I wanted anything different to eat I had to come up with my own cash. I worked two part time jobs almost my entire college career to pay for gas money, extra food, car insuance payments, and anything else I might want, and it never occured to me to ask for a .gov handout just cause I was going to have to pay off student loans too. Hell, I've never been on food stamps, and cause I've always had a good job either (cause I haven't). I don't mind those who've honestly hit some hard spot of life taking advantage of the program to help get their feet back under them, but college students??Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-33474627702228472502011-08-10T17:09:08.658-04:002011-08-10T17:09:08.658-04:00Ah, but did you have relearn it, as it's actua...Ah, but did you have relearn it, as it's actualy done, when you got to the job and actualy applied it?<br /><br />College is a business and it's business is to make money; not educate your kids. God forbid they actualy teach our kids to think for themselves.<br /><br />The greatest trick that Colleges ever pulled was convincing the world that they teach our kids how to think for themselves.<br /><br />Right now there are two books I think every kid should read:<br /><br />1. "De Bono's Thinking Course" by Edward de Bono. Just needs to be read!<br /><br />2. "The Fifth Discipline" by Peter M. Senge. Same!<br /><br />The ability to think and make decisions is the greats gift and skill we can give our children. Knowledge is useless with out the ability to apply it in a way that works for them.<br /><br />Just my 2 cents,<br />JoshJosh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-23076218006997828192011-08-10T16:16:41.484-04:002011-08-10T16:16:41.484-04:00" I expect that all of my kids will have to w..." I expect that all of my kids will have to work at least part time in order to support themselves while in college."<br /><br />The same applied for me when I was in college too. I also never even considered asking mom or dad for a handout. I figured they were paying my way so I should at least work for my own spending money.<br /><br />I was shocked at the number of kids who got an allowance and gas money from mom & dad while in college. No wonder so many ended up leeching off the gubmint later on, they learned it from mom & dad.Mike W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03425962910696301026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-53285379111016764312011-08-10T10:00:24.609-04:002011-08-10T10:00:24.609-04:00Josh, for the first two years worth of classes, I ...Josh, for the first two years worth of classes, I can't really name a class where I either learned something useful or didn't get past the "That's interesting, but when is the final?". The last two years worth of classes had a lot of direct bearing on my job. <br /><br />As to whether or not I could have learned these skills outside of college, I have to say that if I was dedicated enough to go to the library and seek out good references, then yes. College was a way to concentrate my mind and efforts towards a goal that doing it as an autodidact wouldn't have done.<br /><br />I was a bit older when I went to college and paid for it using GI Bill and tuition reimbursement from my employer, so I didn't take a lot of the "fun" courses that have no bearing on my degree and job. So I may skew a bit more towards the "degree for job skills" end of the scale.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-68753101970644199852011-08-10T08:44:14.926-04:002011-08-10T08:44:14.926-04:00Ps. I wonder what the left professors would think ...Ps. I wonder what the left professors would think if all the students went on 'Strike' for a year or two.<br /><br />Oh, the irony,<br />JoshJosh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-54239874771513879652011-08-10T08:39:23.041-04:002011-08-10T08:39:23.041-04:00DB can you name one skill or knowledge that you le...DB can you name one skill or knowledge that you learned in College that couldn't be had for free with a library card?<br /><br />Hmmmm...,<br />JoshJosh Kruschkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288700371539530398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-42797717221256116372011-08-10T06:13:46.332-04:002011-08-10T06:13:46.332-04:00WOW...that left a mark! ;) and one that she shou...WOW...that left a mark! ;) and one that she should remember.<br />Well said DB.Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.com