[SML] Colleges and the arts

[Bill Conner]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:39 AM Kristi R-C via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

This presumes the only reason to go to college is to get career training
and that’s simply not the case.



Certainly true.  On the serious side, I think arts takes longer and you
have to focus earlier in life on it.  I started in 6th grade, went to
college with a career in arts in mind, and it worked out. Getting me into a
top grad school was one important way. I just don't see that early passion
and dedication to art today.

On the less serious side, alcohol, tobacco l, and sex were not awful
reasons to go to college.



On Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 12:15 PM Joe Wilson via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 11:39 AM Kristi R-C via Stagecraft <
> stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>> This presumes the only reason to go to college is to get career training
>> and that’s simply not the case.
>>
>
> As a liberal arts school grad myself, I agree with you in principle and
> philosophy.  That said, at least where I am in the world "college is only
> for career training" is absolutely the prevailing thinking among those who
> set the policy and approve the funding.
>
> There's a lot of "college is a business, our product is our students, and
> their future employment is the sole measure of our success" language in the
> halls of the politicians (and in our own administration) in my state.  And
> though it's a lot more prevalent at my (two year) institutional level, that
> kind of thinking is also prevalent at the university level as well.
>
> It's sad, but true.
>
> Of course, Florida is not exactly the bastion of solid educational
> administration at the moment, but I don't think that thinking is reserved
> for my home state either.
>
> ~joe
>
>
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