Uni Degrees That Are Not Worth The Time/Money

[Romero]

the real problem with these useless degrees is that the taxpayer is paying 75% of the cost...if someone wants to pay for a native studies degree out of their own pocket i say go for it...but why in fuck should i have to put up 3/4's of the dough.....stupid socialist thinking

Native studies would be ok if someone already had a first degree or they were working and studying it part time.

A friend of mine has a native studies degree along with her education degree. She teaches in a small town in Saskatchewan and earns quite a bit of money.

Hey, ghost!  ac_hithere

[ghost]

Hey, ghost!  ac_hithere

Yo, Ro.

[Obvious Li]

Native studies would be ok if someone already had a first degree or they were working and studying it part time.

A friend of mine has a native studies degree along with her education degree. She teaches in a small town in Saskatchewan and earns quite a bit of money.

Hey, ghost!  ac_hithere

Hi ghost...good to see you around.....i am glad for her....and in fact employment runs at around 93% so most people eventually do get jobs...if the taxpayers weren't being asked to pay for it i could not care a whit what type or kind of degree anyone obtained....and i certainly do agree that most degrees are better than no degrees......my position remains this...certain degrees should receive preferential treatment for govt. subsidization if we are determined to subsidize education....other special interest type degrees that are "hobby" degrees should be user pay......cheers

[ghost]

the real problem with these useless degrees is that the taxpayer is paying 75% of the cost...if someone wants to pay for a native studies degree out of their own pocket i say go for it...but why in fuck should i have to put up 3/4's of the dough.....stupid socialist thinking

I'm a little curious about this. Where are you getting the idea that 75% is being paid by taxpayers? And what exactly are they paying for?

[Anonymous]

Personally I don't think any degree is a waste.



Like Fash said, I've done exceptionally well with my psychology and creative writing degrees. In fact, most of the people I studied with have done really well in terms of money. Several went on to become profs, others successful authors.



A good friend of mine makes 70k a year with her psychology degree.



Yet a friend of mine who has a business degree, still earns 22.00 an hour.

It doesn't surprise me that your peers have done well with creative writing degrees. Writing, like music or art are natural gifts. H.G Wells, Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote and Charles Dickens did not have any degree, but they have had successful writing careers. I have played piano most of my life, but I know if I had pursued a degree in that field the best I could hope for is to teach. The reality is that I do not possess the gift of music.



Like OL said, I believe any education is better than none at all. He nailed it when he said certain degrees should receive preferential treatment for govt. subsidization if we are determined to subsidize education and other special interest type degrees that are "hobby" degrees should be user pay.

[RW]

They actually do Shen.  If you look at retraining programs, the government takes the unemployed and pays for retraining in a field in demand.

[Anonymous]

They actually do Shen.  If you look at retraining programs, the government takes the unemployed and pays for retraining in a field in demand.

Yep, EI does that too. They will pay for someone to get a class 1A license for example. However, they don't want to see you on EI again. Perhaps we'll see OL and Mel Gibson as a driving team. ac_tongue  ac_dance

[RW]

Yep - the EI program.

[Anonymous]

Yep - the EI program.

I would really like to see that program turn into a REAL insurance program. I luvs ya OL, but there is no way in hell you and I should be paying similar premiums. ac_razz

[RW]

I love selectively socialist rightie leeches.

[Anonymous]

I love selectively socialist rightie leeches.

Some of the small businesses that use(abuse) the Temporary Foreign Worker program are selectively socialist rightie leeches. Now that the feds are closing the door on those abuses their allegiances could quickly shift. If future PM baby Trudeau opens the floodgates once again, they will happily become solid Grit supporters. I'm sure you know what a sleazy business politics is anyway.

[RW]

All too well.

[Obvious Li]

Yep - the EI program.

I would really like to see that program turn into a REAL insurance program. I luvs ya OL, but there is no way in hell you and I should be paying similar premiums. ac_razz

thats because you are blinded by the light...i pay less premiums than you do as it should be...the only reason a have to avail myself of the program is because the greedy capitalist company i work for surpluses me every year...i am blameless

[Anonymous]

the real problem with these useless degrees is that the taxpayer is paying 75% of the cost...if someone wants to pay for a native studies degree out of their own pocket i say go for it...but why in fuck should i have to put up 3/4's of the dough.....stupid socialist thinking

Native studies would be ok if someone already had a first degree or they were working and studying it part time.

A friend of mine has a native studies degree along with her education degree. She teaches in a small town in Saskatchewan and earns quite a bit of money.

I could be wrong, but I am unaware of any application of a native studies degree in the private realm.

[ghost]

Native studies would be ok if someone already had a first degree or they were working and studying it part time.

A friend of mine has a native studies degree along with her education degree. She teaches in a small town in Saskatchewan and earns quite a bit of money.

I could be wrong, but I am unaware of any application of a native studies degree in the private realm.

The University of Saskatchewan offers one. I'm sure there are others, but that's the one my friend did.