I went to school to both acquire debt and get an education to pay said debt.
On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 2:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In addition, school rarely is a bad choice. > Debt is bad no matter how you slice it. > But if you cant pay your school debt, you probably would struggle with > or without school. > > Trevyn > > On Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:08:48 -0600, Mac Newbold <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 1:45 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> How often have you asked your plumber to see his/her degree? > >> Would you get brain surgery from someone self taught on google? > >> > >> Creds are just that. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/credentials > >> > >> I would not pay for a credential unless you knew the value exchange of > >> the credential in your long term plans. > > > > Exactly. > > > > Different fields have different credentials too - there's a big > > difference between an apprentice plumber, a journeyman plumber, and a > > master plumber, and it very much makes a difference in what people are > > willing to pay for their services and expertise. In our field > > (programming, development, web-related tech, etc), there are employers > > who don't care about degrees and those who very much do. Doing > > freelance or contract work you'll similarly find that many clients > > don't care about your degree(s) so much as they care about your > > ability to get work done right and on time for a price they can live > > with. At the same time, before a client even invests the time in > > giving you a chance to demonstrate your skills, they'll almost without > > exception want some kind of evidence that you know what you're doing, > > whether it's a portfolio, recommendation from a previous client, or a > > degree or other credential that gives them a level of confidence that > > you're not going to be a waste of their time or money. > > > > The scales of whether to get the degree or not sometimes tip depending > > on where you currently work... if your current job has tuition > > reimbursement benefits or similar programs promoting education, that > > might make it worthwhile even if you aren't guaranteed a raise or > > promotion by finishing school. Unless you're planning to stay at that > > job forever, and are reasonably confident that your plan is realistic, > > it is good to do the schooling even if it doesn't have an immediate > > direct benefit, because it's hard to know exactly when you'll need it > > or wish you had it until it's too late to get it in time to take > > advantage of an opportunity. > > > > These days I think it's very hard to be confident of your long term > > plans over the next 30+ years, so getting your schooling done, > > especially while you're young[er], is I think a very wise choice. If > > you're planning to stay in a job/field where credentials don't matter, > > perhaps you're aiming too low with your long term plans. > > > > Mac > > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
