Does anybody really know what time it is?

Hey peeps!

I just thought I'd say hi, since I'm trying to kill time during Latin class :p

First of all, want to hear something funny? In Latin, we have to research songs to translate from English to Latin for a project. Anyway, while searching for a good candidate, I came upon a translation of "Baby Got Back". The Latin is good, but the real gem is the English back translation...if you need a laugh, read this...I almost fell out of my seat! :p

I'm so nice, I'll even link it for you:  http://quislibet.livejournal.com/164084.html

Anyway, so Life has definitely been interesting lately. It's so weird being a Senior. I have to keep reminding myself every couple of days that this is actually my last year here. I don't feel any older, or more mature, the way I've always assumed Seniors feel. But then I guess I've seen first hand how immature Seniors can be. :D  It's also the fact that I look at my fellow classmates and having known them for four years now, they don't look (significantly) different or even act all that different..in the sense that they are still themselves for the most part. It's kind of disorienting, when I step back from everyday life and say to myself, "Next year we'll all be different places, living out the paths that have been set before us". It makes me nostalgic...even though it hasn't ended yet. It's even got to the point where during the weekend, I almost want to be back at school just because I want to spend more time with the people I've just gotten closer to. But I'm hoping that even after we all split up, I'll still be able to keep in contact with people. :)

Other than the looming hourglass, the most chaotic things in my life have been IB crap and college stuff....both of which seem to want to rob me of my sanity. what with projects and deadlines. Plus  being a teenager with raging hormones doesn't help all that much.
Well I am going to force myself to go write..so bye!

Slainte,
B

Is College Worth It?

So in my higher level Economics class, my teacher has us read articles each week and respond to them in a forum-style. Anyway, this week's articles were on the validity of a college education and the trends in fields which students tend to major in.

The two questions that my teacher asked as guiding concepts were: "Is college worth it?" and "What should people study?"


My post read:
My response to the second question? Students should study exactly what they want to study.

This topic is continually at the back of my mind, and I brood on it every time someone asks me what I want to major in. On the one hand I would love to major in Creative Writing and be an author when I'm older. However on the other hand, being an author can be a not very lucrative profession, and unfortunately money does kind of make the world go 'round. This train of thought for a while pointed me in the direction of the sciences such as Biology or Neurology which I also have an interest in...however, I don't really like math all that much. And while it might be easier for me to find a career in these two fields, I don't think that I would necessarily be happy. And therein lies the most important part. It's important to study and follow a path which one is interested and enthusiastic in. While money is important, happiness is more important. It's better to study something you love rather than study something which you might come to despise at length.

However, it is also necessary to consider the realistic angle. In my case, it's maybe not the best idea for me to major in Creative Writing with the goal of being an author (as a primary profession); but there are other careers which incorporate writing and/or English which are more stable with more availability. So while it's very important to take heed of where your interests lie, it is also important of where jobs are realistically and be able to use the skills you learn to your advantage.

The first question is a much thornier concept. There is need of clarification as Raven pointed out, worth it to whom? This is really a case-by-case question. For some people it might be worth it to go to college for different reasons. It may be that for some people the costs and debt incurred by going to college are outweighed by the experience and the knowledge gained. Or by that same token that the costs are outweighed by the value of the career which higher education allowed someone to get. However to some people these costs may not be worth going to school for four years and thus foregoing money that could be earned in those same for years. It really is a subjective question.

Sorry for the weird formatting,

B