Re: University Days.
Originally Posted by
realspeed
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I did my very best to avoid going to any Uni. When I see students going on strike or marching about some issue or other doesn't create a good impression. Suppose I am a bit anti UNI as a lot of the subjects have no real meaning except to say there is a degree at the end of the course. What is this "gap" year all about? i will tell you, it is all about students going on the rampage across the world instead of usoing the time to study.
This country needs trades and apprentices not layabouts who generally have no common sense and have not got a clue in the business world.
Unfortunately companies look to employ them who have no experience yet try and manage those who have been in a trade for years.
for just one example
BT took on a person with qualifications to manage telephone engineers, What do you think she had a degre in? zoology, I kid you not.
came into our yard with gas fitters tools she "stole" from an unattended gas fitters workers tent in Epson high street
Oh dear mate. Surfmom let you off lightly. Her manners are better than mine. Your post is a really fine example of classic inverse snobbery. You have a very narrow view of university and uni students. Especially since you have never been to one. Or so you imply. Layabouts with no common sense??..How have you formulated that unbelievable sweeping view of university students. HOnest question. Is that what you think they are all like? Or is that just what ones you have met..In England..are like.?..
bThe subject might have no real meaning to you because you don't know anything about them. For example, I studied social work and applied psych for 6 years. I have two degrees. I had a 35 year career in mental health - including ten years in my own practice..a business!.. and I am certain that my efforts, skills, knowledge..and common sense.. made a positive difference to more than a few. I also taught in university and ran my own course as part of the faculty of social welfare. I'm not going to throw my whole resume at you. I'm sure you would not be interested. I've never been to university in England but I can tell you students in my country have to work their backsides off to do well. The competition is maniacal. And the standards are
extremely high both academically and in research. Where do you think the advances in research, medicine, science and other important areas come from?..And gap years ..here..are usually used by students to work; earn money to help support themselves. If they travel it's usually to rural areas to find work fruit picking or labouring. Women and men. I never had a gap year myself. The only othert kind is when kids leave school before Uni. They have a holiday on the Gold Coast and party..for a week!!..
I started this thread so people could remember the good times they had in their university days. Share the experiences they had. You are entitled to your opinion but why post it here?? Why are you bothering to post if you haven't been part of that life. I asked for memories. Not ill informed judgement. Why don't you start your own.Maybe you could call it "UNiversity students..Do we need them or are they just layabouts." Please just don;t talk about "taxpayers money" University is not free any more and hasn't been for a long time.
My dad was a tradesman. Metal assaying in the goldfields first. .Then the army - World War Two.El Alamein. Bren Gun Carrier mechanic then machine gunner. Wounded twice. Recovered. Another trade..Printing. He was a damned fine one too. I have nothing against tradesmen and I fully recognise their value. I grew up surrounded by them. Oh bugger this..Am I trying to analyse your character?..Not really. Occupational habit. Learned it at Uni
JUst don't "misery up" my thread. Its just meant to be about fond memories. About interesting and fun stories from people who were at Uni. Not an evaluation of students motivations or behaviour for that matter. There's more than enough other threads here where you can whinge and complain until the cows come home.