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Re: School vs experience... Was: Why so few medical techwriters
Subject:Re: School vs experience... Was: Why so few medical techwriters From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:04:46 -0700
Quoting France Baril <France -dot- Baril -at- ixiasoft -dot- com>:
> It is also a fact that all the money you spend in school is
> lost if it doesn't get you a more interesting job (in terms of tasks
> and/or money), unless you are going to school for the sake or love of
> it. This is even more true if you consider the money you don't make
> while in school.
That depends whether your goal in life is simply to find work. If you have any
other goals, it is not a fact at all.
The idea of a liberal education is desperately unfashionable these days, of
course. However, I still believe that the knowledge you gain by pursuing an
education for its own sake is more than adequate compensation for your time and
expense. If nothing else, an education makes you more perceptive, which makes
the world a more interesting place.
Moreover, as Bonnie pointed out, when you do hit the job market with a degree,
you can quickly make up for lost time. Then you not only have the income, but
also the mental resources you gained in your education.
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