Dogspoon, gently....

[GypsyCaine]

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From: GypsyCaine
Subject: Dogspoon, gently....
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5810] Penny is the attorney, not Ebony
Date: 8/5/00 10:21 am  (ET)

<<. I would say that probably 90% of the folk that go to college and
see it through long enough to make it worth the while are from wealthy
families that made it affordable for them to stay in school. This
doesn't make them any smarter than the average Joe that couldn't go,
it just means that they got all the right breaks. I don't know why I'm
discussing this, it's just going to cause another riot. I was impressed,
however, by the passion that everyone showed when I "insulted" them. Speak
you minds folks, if you don't no one will. >>

I must comment about this. Many of the folks who I met along the journey
of my Associate's Degree were poor folks, dear. Loans, grants, and
occasionally scholarships (which were very hard to get!), or a company
like Timken (located originally here in Canton, lol!) or Hoover (or just
asked for my resume, wish me luck folks! and who also is orginally from
here, as is Diebold) who pays your way (Timken helps their employees with
something I will try to describe, but as I am not too certain what it is,
I might get some terms wrong: They send their apprentices here to get
their journeyman's (?). It is orginally a technical school, Stark State
is, and it's growing and expanding. That's why I went for my Computer
Programming Degree.

Oh, and dearie, btw. I took Statistics, Business Administration and Speech
this summer. This adds to 11 hours, but I was told by someone reliable
at the school that since it (they) were an 8-week course and not the
traditional 16, it was worth the courseload of 22 hours. On top of this
I am a single mother of a three year old. I am also 31. (See profile for
more, if you like) I got straight A's in all three. :) I really don't like
the fact that you said doesn't make them smarter than the average Joe--I
worked my butt off to be so! (National Phi Theta Kappa, Who's Who Among
College Students, and the National Dean's List) I am not saying this to
be smug, just to try and prove that college did teach me something, and
I tried to learn just like Harry did his fourth year! Grins. Most of my
family were telling me I was stupid for going to school--I should have
gotten a job and supported the baby instead, and I wanted to show them
that not only did I deserve the degree, I was going to do it with honors!

Ok. Off my soapbox. It is nice having you in the club, and I don't want
to sound like I am attacking you. I am hoping to change your mind about
one of your viewpoints, though!

:)
Dee