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I just don't understand why education has to be so closely tied to vocation. 16 year olds are not completely unaware of what's being foisted upon them. My 16-y

I just don't understand why education has to be so closely tied to vocation. 16 year olds are not completely unaware of what's being foisted upon them. My 16-year-old-self was at least some what aware. I had no idea then what I wanted to do for the rest of my life, but I did have a pretty good idea of what I didn't want to do. I just find it sometimes difficult getting by outside "the system" and I don't think I knew how challenging it would be when I was so young. Tracks are so restricting. Why is it so hard to change careers?

jimbokun 16y ago
"I just don't understand why education has to be so closely tied to vocation." Because modern vocations require specific skills that must be learned somehow, somewhere. Perhaps you want to name this something other than "education," but that does not change the amount or nature of learning necessary to do a job proficiently. "Why is it so hard to change careers?" It is probably harder than it needs to be. At the same time, much of the reason that changing careers is so hard is inherent in the training and experience necessary to get good at something. If you decide at 50 to become a doctor, you have some hard work ahead of you.
- agentultra 16y ago
  If you decide at 50 to become a doctor, you have some hard work ahead of you. Understandably so. In my experience, universities in my area admit adults into their "continuing education" track. It's sadly nothing more than a collection of humanities and introductory liberal arts courses. For some reason I cannot attend a university to study physics for the pure joy of it (granted, most people including myself wouldn't have the financial backing to return to the ivory tower for the joy of it). I'm simply a life-long learner. I think it's a shame that universities have simply become expensive job requisites.

jimbokun 16y ago

"I just don't understand why education has to be so closely tied to vocation." Because modern vocations require specific skills that must be learned somehow, somewhere. Perhaps you want to name this something other than "education," but that does not change the amount or nature of learning necessary to do a job proficiently. "Why is it so hard to change careers?" It is probably harder than it needs to be. At the same time, much of the reason that changing careers is so hard is inherent in the training and experience necessary to get good at something. If you decide at 50 to become a doctor, you have some hard work ahead of you.

agentultra 16y ago
If you decide at 50 to become a doctor, you have some hard work ahead of you. Understandably so. In my experience, universities in my area admit adults into their "continuing education" track. It's sadly nothing more than a collection of humanities and introductory liberal arts courses. For some reason I cannot attend a university to study physics for the pure joy of it (granted, most people including myself wouldn't have the financial backing to return to the ivory tower for the joy of it). I'm simply a life-long learner. I think it's a shame that universities have simply become expensive job requisites.