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Would you want your son to major in a liberal arts degree?

Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:53 pm
Posted by wazoo11
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:53 pm
Had a discussion with my uncle today that many college liberal arts courses are now forcing social justice upon their students. I don’t remember this being the case 10 years ago. He said that becoming a plumber is a much wiser choice than wasting time on a useless degree like Global Studies at NYU.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:54 pm to
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Would you want your son to major in a liberal arts degree?


Daughters don’t go to college?
Posted by Retrograde
TX
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:54 pm to
I sure as hell won’t pay for it.
Posted by O
Mandeville
Member since Oct 2011
6463 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:55 pm to
Ain't no son of mine a sissy boy... That being said I got a B.A. and went to law school because I am a coward.
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
54521 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:55 pm to
Let him make that 30k a year with that awesome degree
Posted by High C
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:56 pm to
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He said that becoming a plumber is a much wiser choice


Do you know the actual route to becoming a master plumber?
Posted by 14&Counting
Eugene, OR
Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:56 pm to
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He said that becoming a plumber is a much wiser choice than wasting time on a useless degree like Global Studies at NYU.


Unless you want to be a fricking plumber the rest of your life.

I wouldn't have a problem with it except I would tell him that grad. school is going to have to be in his future in all probability.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:57 pm to
If you want to study Shakespeare or ancient Greek history you still can. Nobody's being forced to major in gender studies.
Posted by soccerfüt
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:57 pm to
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He said that becoming a plumber
The 3 Rules For Plumbers
1. shite flows downhill
2. Payday is on Friday
3. Don’t chew your nails
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:57 pm to
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Unless you want to be a fricking plumber the rest of your life.



Plumbers aren’t doing too bad right now.
Posted by 14&Counting
Eugene, OR
Member since Jul 2012
37643 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 10:59 pm to
[quote]Plumbers aren’t doing too bad right now.[/quot

I have paid plumbers a small fortune.

There is nothing wrong with a broad liberal arts education: It make you more well rounded than training to be an accountant......but you are probably going to have to go to law school or get an MBA to be more marketable.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:00 pm to
SJW stuff aside, the vast majority of fields that fall under liberal arts are useless and offer very little future growth potential.

So, no, Scruffy would not support that.
Posted by ThruThickandThin
The Zone
Member since Mar 2017
1445 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:01 pm to
HELL NO! My wife and I are fighting about that now. Worthless degree. The root of soy bois
Not in this house! By God!
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
54521 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:01 pm to
Plummer will make double what that mofo will make
Posted by NIH
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:02 pm to
This board's fascination with blue collar jobs is odd
Posted by llfshoals
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:02 pm to
I wouldn’t have paid for one of my daughters to major in that either
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
72129 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:03 pm to
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This board's fascination with blue collar jobs is odd

While some do have potential, Scruffy would not recommend one over a STEM field.

Liberal Arts? Absolutely.
Posted by momentoftruth87
Member since Oct 2013
71471 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:03 pm to
Im currently writing a paper for art and gender. It was one of the last open courses that i needed for my last humanities credit. Im not a liberal arts major but it is required hours from the school.

There are a lot of wasteful classes that are forced upon students that could be used to taught other things that are more important.

I havent minded this class this semester. It is a pain in the arse with the requirements for a summer class, but still interesting. This last assignment is about psychoanalysis, fetishism, and feminism. I guess I feel more exposed? You could say. I dont see how this will help me earn more money though
Posted by PepaSpray
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:06 pm to
I have a BA. Could do whatever it is that I please. The world is enriched by my presence.
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
112670 posts
Posted on 7/29/18 at 11:06 pm to
Financially? Maybe - and that is assuming the kid doesn't go on to get a law degree, MBA, etc.

Blue collar work is paid well because it fricking sucks. No one is happy to go wade in shite or turn wrenches for 40 years in the heat
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