PoliticalChic
Diamond Member
I found the following letter in my local newspaper, and it just made too much sense not to pass it on.....
1. "The humanities division at Harvard University is attracting fewer undergraduate students these days.
2. ...[students] have finally figured out that itÂ’s tough to get a job after graduation if pretty much all youÂ’ve been preparing for is listening for the sound of a tree falling in the forest.
3. ....if youÂ’ve got to make a living some day and pay back all those loans, maybe computer science or accounting or engineering or math might be better choices.
4. The university, for its part, has responded by preparing a report suggesting the humanities division aggressively market itself to freshmen and sophomores, and convince them of how useful spending four years studying history and gender studies and philosophy can be — “Harriet, the toilet is overflowing. Quick, call an existentialist!”
5. ... theyÂ’re trying to snooker your kids!
6. Is it any wonder that the late William F. Buckley once said that he would rather be governed by the first 300 names in the Boston phone directory than by the faculty of Harvard University?
7. .... a little fatherly, or motherly, advice, and tell your children, “Do what you love, but don’t quit your day job.
8. .... a little fatherly, or motherly, advice, and tell your children, “Do what you love, but don’t quit your day job."
Sound Off to the Editor ? Brooklyn Daily
Teach them this lesson so they don't wind up at "Occupy Wall Street"!
1. "The humanities division at Harvard University is attracting fewer undergraduate students these days.
2. ...[students] have finally figured out that itÂ’s tough to get a job after graduation if pretty much all youÂ’ve been preparing for is listening for the sound of a tree falling in the forest.
3. ....if youÂ’ve got to make a living some day and pay back all those loans, maybe computer science or accounting or engineering or math might be better choices.
4. The university, for its part, has responded by preparing a report suggesting the humanities division aggressively market itself to freshmen and sophomores, and convince them of how useful spending four years studying history and gender studies and philosophy can be — “Harriet, the toilet is overflowing. Quick, call an existentialist!”
5. ... theyÂ’re trying to snooker your kids!
6. Is it any wonder that the late William F. Buckley once said that he would rather be governed by the first 300 names in the Boston phone directory than by the faculty of Harvard University?
7. .... a little fatherly, or motherly, advice, and tell your children, “Do what you love, but don’t quit your day job.
8. .... a little fatherly, or motherly, advice, and tell your children, “Do what you love, but don’t quit your day job."
Sound Off to the Editor ? Brooklyn Daily
Teach them this lesson so they don't wind up at "Occupy Wall Street"!
Both private and pubic sector will pay good money to someone within the sciences as those skills are valuable...
