> There is a place for encouraging students to go to art school... the catch is that they need to have obvious signs of world class talent. Maybe, but you have

> There is a place for encouraging students to go to art school... the catch is that they need to have obvious signs of world class talent. Maybe, but you have to be careful with this kind of thinking. I know a couple of really gifted guys with degrees from Berklee College of Music who still have student loans to pay off. The truth is, world class musicians working good jobs still take considerable time to pay off loans that big. It's not a high-paying profession. There's a category of artist, the superstars, who don't have these sorts of problems but its population is vanishingly small. On the other hand, the guys I'm talking about don't really question the value of their excellent education. It's not all about money for some people, which is good. It's just wise to know what you're getting into.