Mike Rowe is the guy from the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” show (a family favorite). And there’s a lot of value in what he says here at TED ’08 about (a) being wrong, and (b) the value (and devaluing) of work.
I don’t necessarily agree with everything he says (Safety remains a primary factor in my work life), but I think there’s a lot of good stuff here.
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*shudder* I have seen nutter tools at Farm & Fleet. Can’t imagine using teeth instead. Sure, I can picture it – someone else doing it – but just can’t seem to put myself in the picture.
Even today I make use of skills I’ve had since before going to college. I sometimes wonder if my life would be all that different if I’d skipped the experience. Well, in one respect: my present job requires a bachelor’s degree, even if in an unrelated field.
I would like to see more focus on certifications and less on degrees.
I agree, with two caveats:
1. As a liberal arts guy, I think one of the greatest values of the college experience is learning to think, to communicate, to share ideas, to form your own. At least, it should be.
2. I would not want to see folks herded into certification programs rather than degree programs against their will. I want to avoid the upper-class college educated types vs. the laboring proles, or at least remove one of the areas that perpetuates it rather than prevents it.
With the exception of a few areas, maybe, if college is being treated as an “advanced” certification program, than it’s not being done right and should be replaced by actual certifications.