“That is an impressive string of degrees. How many years have you spent at the univ?”
“Many. Learning fascinates me. If there is another life, I would like to be reborn here in the same campus.”
“Are you a professor here?”
“Not yet. I have to choose a line of specialization, that I would like to spend the rest of my life with.”
“Do you work somewhere else?”
“I haven’t found time yet.”
“I see now. It is the problem with many threads, but the inability to weave it into a fabric. May you be reborn in a real workplace!”
(100 words)
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I love your take on the photo! There is a thin line between being an academic and not being able to do anything else with your life.
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Thank you, Jade!
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My mate was a professional student, took him 7 years of hard graft to complete his PHD, well a little bit of partying and mucking about wasn’t frowned upon then!!
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PhD takes long, but hopefully has a career path laid after that.
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Sort of!
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A professional student! Great take Reena
Clict to read my FFfAW yarn!
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Thank you, Keith!
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Universities need to teach students a trade alongside a academic qualification. Having both skills often ties the threads together.
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I fully agree. The economic system should be able to offer jobs to build faith in the system. We have a Skill Development Ministry here in India sponsoring these programs, but employment generation does not match the need. I conduct Campus-to-Corporate programs based on soft skills, but colleges give it low priority and are focussed more on their examination systems.
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Today I was discussing education with an old friend. He has completed three degree programs. Now in his late sixties he still enjoys the challenge of learning new skills, but these days he would desire to study practical based skills at university.
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Learning at that stage is for the joy of learning. It does not carry the pressure of building a career or livelihood.
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I know some lie that who seem afraid of choosing a lifetime path.
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All of us know a few. Thanks, Joe!
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If I were an academic, this would be me, ha ha. A good piece again, Reena.
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Thank you, Bladud! I still keep doing online and offline certification courses.
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Ah yes, those mature students who seem to have been at uni their entire life and never actually put their degrees into practice. Nice use of the prompt.
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Thanks, Iain!
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