Is UT=Ivy of Texas?

ag54
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:23:54 +0000

I never said “liberal arts/business majors are worthless”.



No, this is what you said:



Some majors are less valid than others. Fact. If you are seriously trying to argue that majors in education, sociology, communications, political science, psychology, athletic training, are equal in utility provided to society when compared with engineering, computer science, chemistry, and other math intensive majors then you are clearly deluded.



Not quite “worthless” but certainly worth less than a major in a math intensive subject.

But now you are saying that if someone is really intelligent, it’s okay if they major in history (see above IBM chairman)/ :rolleyes:

Okay. Come back in a few years and report how things are going for you.

I’ll tell you the way things are in the world of business - the people who get laid off are not necessarily the people who work the least or are the least intelligent. In many cases the pink slips go to the “smartest” and “most hardworking”, but the department managers and directors just don’t like them. If the employee comes off as an arrogant know-it-all, you can bet that it’s just a matter of time before they get the boot.

The people who get advanced are the ones who the bosses like, the personable people. Now, they have to be capable of doing the work, but that is just ONE of the factors that goes into the decisions. Likeability will trump hardwork/intelligence every time.

It may not seem fair, it may not be what your paid tutors have told you, but it’s reality.

And hey, regarding this:



I was fortunate enough not to suffer under the tuition of education majors in primary and secondary school. My parents spent “mega-bucks” to send me to private school where I was taught math by mathematics majors and engineers.



Maybe the reason those engineers and math majors were teaching highschool students was because they couldn’t cut it out in the business world. Otherwise why in the world would they accept the lowly position and salary of a private school teacher (btw private school teachers are paid less and have less benefits than public school teachers)

Ever think about that?