Some people might say one of their priorities in life is
school and how it's really important for you to study well and successfully finish
school. Well, that's cute, but everyone knows that if you want to make it big, you
don't have to get your hands on a diploma. Sure, it can help, but more often
than not it just doesn't. So no, if it isn't obvious already, I don't think
about school as a priority. It's great if you manage to graduate for sure, but
it's not the end of the world if you drop out. (Not that I don't intend on
graduating.)
Never thought of a job as a priority either. Hell, I still don't
even know what I want to do yet.
Family? Give me a break! I still consider myself a kid, why
would I want kids of my own?
I only prioritize 'on the go' – that is, if something needs
to be done at a given time, I make it my priority, get it done and move on. I
don't care about future much, so why make it and things largely connected with it
a priority?
Sweetie, school IS important! It’s true that you can get a great job even without it, yeah just tell me something about Steve Jobs and so on.. haha, everybody still talks about him and others, but honestly, how many of us can achieve something that big? In addition, according to your studies, I assume you want to do something connected with English and that’s in my opinion very hard without a proper education, right?
ReplyDeleteYeah it's definitely important, just tell that to all the people with a college degree being unemployed or working their shifts at McD's ha ha. Nah, but seriously, of course education is important, at least the basic level anyway, I'm just saying if you got what it takes there's no need to study for years to get an averagely paid job at best. It's up to everyone to know how to put their skills to good use, and you don't need a degree from Harvard nor be Steve Jobs for that (exaggerating a little, aren't we). Oh and don't read too much into my posts, it's just a writing assignment, it's not always based on what I actually think or do. But a bit of truth: I sure would like to think I'll be using English at work when I have a job one day. And you're probably right, in my case college will most likely help with that. Though I wouldn't be surprised if there were people with much higher salary than mine who didn't even finish high school.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love this one.
ReplyDeleteI too try not to think about my future too hard – let’s cross that bridge when we come to it – but I still kind of want to know which direction I am going. And if I decide to go elsewhere sometimes along the way? Great! As for the school, I think comparing anyone to Steve Jobs is a bit exaggerated and unreal (hello, Barbora) but yeah, what society wants is a diploma. If you manage to make your own living without any of these social constructs (such as degree) and more importantly, are content with it, I’m truly happy for you.
I’ll definitely follow this blog more closely, I’m curious about your views on other topics :)