Reply to Would you let your child study liberal arts?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Would you let your child study liberal arts?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would make me so sad to think that my kid didn’t have the wherewithal to study whatever they want AND make a living.  [/quote]

What's your child studying? It really depends what they study and what job they want to have. As discussed in another thread, film is a really hard field to enter and support yourself off of, so your child may have to study an additional subject to help compensate for the difficult job market. Yes, it takes some creativity, but let's also not blame the kids if they can't get a job when unfortunately many employers are looking for graduates with certain skill sets, rather than being willing to provide onsite training. That's kind of rude for every kid who followed your advice to "study whatever they want" and have a hard time later on. Unfortunately, not everyone has lucrative interests, which is sometimes why kids have to study something they don't love but like.[/quote]

I think the issue is more kids who are determined to work in a non-lucrative field va what they study.  My undergrad was in Semitic languages, and now I’m in tech.  If I were determined to work in the field I got my undergrad in, that would be tough. [/quote]

That's fair, thanks for sharing your experience. My kid is actually really interested in studying language but understands that they need to develop other skills. Do you mind sharing how you developed tech skills (if you did) alongside your language study or how you pivoted from one field to the other? Very interesting![/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics