RE: master's degrees

["Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>]

I wasn't talking about continuing education. Nevertheless, you make a
good point. I would add that some people go to law school because they
love the law and/or justice and many people go to medical school because
the love medicine and/or want to help people. Likewise, many people get
advanced degrees in English and/or technical writing because they feel
post-graduate education will help them to achieve mastery. My statement
was just the thin edge of a reductio ad absurdum I was hoping to
develop. Personally, I wouldn't deny or disparage the economic
motivations (that some think inane), and I think it's sad to see someone
universally denigrate post-graduate education.

Leonard

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Subject: RE: master's degrees

> From: Leonard C. Porrello

> Why not apply the same analysis to law and medical school--whose
> students continue their education only to improve their job prospects?
> 
> Leonard

"Only to improve their job prospects"?  Lawyers and doctors continue
their
education to keep their licenses.  PMP and other certificate holders
continue their education to keep their certificates.  Continuing
education
in these cases isn't about keeping the job; it's about keeping the
credentials.

Lauren
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