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Skriven 2014-03-21 20:39:51 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 11109 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
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Hi Dave,


 RH> I didn't get a MA but did also get a diploma in Women's Studies--some
 RH> courses were almost as intensive as Steve's M Div ones.

 DD> That and a couple of bucks will get you a glass of iced tea in most
 DD> restaurants. Just like my degree in Public Affairs Reporting. Except

 RH> The paper, yes.

 DD> that there are probably more economic opportunities for your line of
 DD> study than for mine. Public Affairs Reporting as a profession pays
 DD> about as well, with as many job openings as an Art History major finds
 DD> in his line of evil.

 RH> Yes, it could lead to a paying job. And, depending on what area of art
 RH> history you specialise in, it could lead to a very lucrative job. OTOH,
 RH> it could lead to a "Do you want fries with that?" job.

 DD> There are almost as many openings for an Art History major as there
 DD> are for the holder of a doctorate in Etruscan Pottery. And hold the
 DD> fries.   Bv)=

Actually I think there may be more jobs for the former than the latter.
I minored in art, had to take a couple of art history classes which were
quite interesting. We didn't get into it in depth but somewhat more than
the average Art Appreciation 101 student does. And, sub a side salad for
the fries for me please, thousand island dressing.

 DD> Actually, if played right, a master's is like a union card for
 DD> employment at a community college in a teaching role. Or for working
 DD> in state gummint as a bureaucrap. I found that out (the college deal)
 DD> at the 2 year college (known then, affectionately, as either "Plywood
 DD> U" or "Tinker Toy Tech" due to the temporary building on the temporary
 DD> campus) I went to. I had signed up for American History and the
 DD> instructor presented a bunch of material with a pretty obvious pink
 DD> (tending toward red) shading -- leading to some knock-down, drag-out
 DD> arguments led by me and a couple others. Come to find out Weasel
 DD> Face's degree was an MA in English and Creative Writing - Poetry from

Sounds like the college was grabbing any warm body with a Master's,
irregardless of the field it was in. I took a couple of community
college classes--they were quite easy but I did put some work into them.
I didn't argue with the instructor tho. Here, I did question the
instructor in a couple of my classes on how an exam was graded (showing
proof I was right) and got my grade raised. The one instructor
acknowledged one incorrect grading but not the other--I still got my A
for the class, even with his misgrading the exam.

 DD> Southern New Hampshire University; a school I had never heard of until
 DD> I checked into his background for a column I was doing for the campus
 DD> newspaper. I wound up dropping the course for two reasons - firstly, I
 DD> was not learning anything from that dolt and second, it was pretty
 DD> obvious that I was not going to get anything like a passing grade from
 DD> his prejudiced standards.

Generally it seems if the instructor doesn't care for a student's
attitude, the student is the one who suffers. I've not heard of that
school either.

 DD> Other states may have different rules but the IACJC (Illinois
 DD> Association of Community and Junior Colleges) mandate only having a
 DD> Master's degree to become a staff instructor. No field qualifications
 DD> specified.

My BIL was head of the fire fighting school at Champaigne-Urbana campus
for a while before he moved out west. AFAIK, he only had a batchelor's
degree--guess a lot of OJT as a firefighter helped him get the job. He's
done quite a bit of arson investigation on a national level & written
about it.

 DD> The State of Illinois Civil Service rules do not care what sort of
 DD> degree you have if the job requirements list having a college degree
 DD> as necessary for a position. I knew a lady at Illinois Department of
 DD> Agriculture who was in charge of a test lab in the Division of Meat,
 DD> Poultry and Livestock Inspection. Her degree was in Textile Design.
 DD> Bv)=

Former 4-H er? (G)

 DD> kidlings after the crops are in and up. GMOs and Round-up Ready seed
 DD> has freed up things like an old-timer (like my grandfather's
 DD> contemporaries) would not believe.

 RH> None of the farmers I knew could do that but they were all dairy
 RH> farmers.

 DD> That's why I specified "ca$h grain" in my opening remark. I know you
 DD> can't duck out on livestock or dairy operations - but, plants can be
 DD> pretty self tending ... Like cats.

Depends on if it's an indoor or outdoor cat. The latter are a lot more
self sufficient than the former.


 RH> Yes, we each cook to our own tastes. Found out a couple of Logan's
 RH> favorite foods are rice and cheese.

 DD>       Title: Jalapeno Risotto w/Sonoma Dry Jack Cheese
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Rice, Chilies, Cheese
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings

 RH> Doubt he'd go for this--he likes plain rice and don't think he's into
 RH> heat yet.

 DD> Might let him try - you might be surprised. I remember Nanook's
 DD> stories about Neekha and her chileheadedness at an early age. Might
 DD> try him on bulgur .... kids are pretty adaptable.

He's up in NY now for a few days, then down to FL before going back to
AZ. Our house is quiet again. His cousin Sarah liked hot stuff when she
was his age but isn't as into it now that she's 3 years beyond that.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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