Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for August 23, 2012
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August 24, 2012
Transcript:
Janis: Are you disappointed Gene's skipping his graduation ceremony? Arlo: Well, let's see... Arlo: I could go to a crowded coliseum in a crowded college town and see 2,000 kids walk across a stage... Arlo: Or I can go to a private party at Gus' restaurant and stay on our boat! Arlo: No, I'm not disappointed!
toppop, Universities are there for education’s sake and becoming a knowledgeable person about many many subjects. First degree is for education, second degree, (master’s) is to get a good job, maybe….If all you want is a job and nothing more, two years will get you a heating and cooling degree. Colleges are for a wide ranging education, but only if you want it, or can afford it. They create an over all more intelligent and thoughtful population, better able to respond to all changes in life. That’s why every civilized country on earth (well, except for the US, we ARE kind of backward..) pays for a university education for as many students who want one. They think of education as an investment, evidently we don’t. Or we’re just too cheap……Guess we are just OK with an uneducated population, as long as they are employed