[lit-ideas] Re: Erin's Course Dilemma
- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:24:09 EST
I was being facetious, late at night. Apologies for any offense. I have
been told that I over-rate academia. I suppose my brushes with academicians
have been perhaps atypical and I may have an idealized notion of what degrees
represent. I will never, though, come to a place where I am not intimidated
by and reverential of them. Perhaps because I set my sights terribly high
when I was an idealistic youth, and never attained what I sought ... I was
determined (cue for laughter here) to get graduate degrees in linguistics,
philosophy and music, to teach, write, and dabble in ethno-musicology. I took
21
credit hours a semester, junior courses my freshman year, slept 4 hours a
night, drank 4 pots of coffee a day, and managed a 3.9 gpa. I decided on an
AA
in music, a BA with 2 majors, a concentration and 2 minors and took only
courses which applied -- no general ed courses in the 2 1/2 years I attended.
Had
all my requirements for my AA in music fulfilled but the jury, plus a good
deal of the coursework for the majors & concentration. I could have been a
fairly successful professional student and loved every moment of it. Oops, I
think it's time to switch out the laundry.
Julie Krueger
dreaming
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Dilemma Date: 1/19/05 9:01:27 A.M. Central Standard Time From:
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Julie Krueger wrote:
"Uh, although I am not a member of the literati, I remember palma's e-mail
address from way back -- he is/was one of the Real People With Degrees and
Letters After Their Names. Please show him more respect."
Given that Julie wasn't privy to the less than polite comments of 'palma',
one would think she might withhold judgment about the matter of my showing
more respect. As to the holding of degrees and having letters after one's
name, I have been disabused of any notions I may have had that these might
indicate a quality of ability or character. As Henry Kissinger used to say:
you know why university politics is so vicious? It is because there is so
little at stake.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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