Just read this on energy bulletin.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')f you're 18 and college-bound, you may be skilled at computers and driving a car; know how to take the second derivative of a quadratic equation in calculus and have learned about electron orbits in chemistry; and may be able to discuss Shakespeare and "To Kill a Mockingbird" intelligently. But do you know how to kill and dress a chicken, or find and prepare wild edible plants in every season, or keep a goat healthy so it produces milk and meat?
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Survival 101: They don't teach that in most colleges...
Survival 101: They don't teach that in most colleges...
by Stratovarius » Mon 15 Sep 2008, 17:29:57
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hen I first met her, Diana was 19 and an evangelical college dropout. She'd realized during her sophomore year that she was in college with no particular plan, and she decided she was wasting time and money. She quit school to learn farming through a series of apprenticeships and told every college student she met how happy she was with her decision.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'L')ike Nowak, I don't know what I would do if I were 18 again. When I left high school in 1981, the back-to-the-land movement was full of people who were trying to carve out a niche to survive a crash. I went to college and even got an advanced degree, and so far no crash has occurred. In the meantime, some of the back-to-the-landers have taught me skills I didn't learn in college, and they have kept local economies and rural skills alive. I'm grateful for that.
This all sums it up nicely. I don't know what people are thinking when they go to college, borrow 10s of thousands of dollars, only to blow it on humanities. Not only that, but the extra opportunity cost of spending 4 years on something you could have learned by yourself at the library or the local bookstore or even browsing the internet (seriously).
It's a strange delusion that I only recently came to terms with personally. There's honestly no point in going to school, especially now, unless you're looking for a job that's within the sciences that will land you a secure job.
In the "forget the chickens" thread, people were talking about the importance of outside jobs. I guess it's harder for older people to say, go back to school and get certified doing some trade or to do an apprenticeship like the article suggests, but there's definitely hope for our youth. (Well actually there's no hope for our youth), but I mean, 18 year olds can do something about their life and make a turn around...They have fresh minds and bodies and hopefully no familial obligations. Unfortunately kids go to school and they get propagandized by teachers and counselors who repeat the mantra, "Go to college so you can get a job and have a nice life and buy a yacht when your retire." Lol. Yes because going to a 4-year college will definitely land you a high-paying job doing whatever you want, whenever you want, and wherever you want.
Conclusion: School is lame. A new era has arrived.
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Re: Survival 101: They don't teach that in most colleges...
by joeltrout » Mon 15 Sep 2008, 17:39:14
How about:
Go to college and pick a decent degree
Get a good paying job
Buy and hobby farm while still working full-time
Learn basic country living skills while still making a salary
Once self-sufficient invest your money and live off the farm
When bad times come dip into your investments if need be
Live happily ever after
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Go to college and pick a decent degree
Get a good paying job
Buy and hobby farm while still working full-time
Learn basic country living skills while still making a salary
Once self-sufficient invest your money and live off the farm
When bad times come dip into your investments if need be
Live happily ever after
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Re: Survival 101: They don't teach that in most colleges...
by PenultimateManStanding » Mon 15 Sep 2008, 17:41:55
so quit posturing and get your ass up to Canada. you've got your head up Neetshee and Lay Miserables, kid. If I was your dad I'd tell you get your ass down to the recruitment center now too.
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Re: Survival 101: They don't teach that in most colleges...
by Stratovarius » Mon 15 Sep 2008, 17:46:21
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', 's')o quit posturing and get your ass up to Canada. you've got your head up Neetshee and Lay Miserables, kid. If I was your dad I'd tell you get your ass down to the recruitment center now too.
Damn. I knew someone was going to turn this into a thread about me. Anyway, I'm working on it, don't worry about me.
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