concerned mom posted:

Mmm good point. Also how to build their own PC 101 and should be able to clearly demonstrate their understanding of evolution

Ramsus posted:

Khorne posted:

I took history of rock and roll because they said I couldn't take more history courses. It counted as a music course.

Class was pretty awesome. I enjoyed learning about the history of music in america from WESTERN INCEPTION to the 1960s or so. It also had a heavy focus on how the industry has been dickheads to the artists since day one, and it went through the various legislation passed in the interest of the companies. Even radio stuff was covered. Then I stopped going because gently caress learning about the 70s,80s,90s, and early '00s. More than half the class failed even though she'd put up study guides a few days before the exam that included the answer to literally every question. The prof was probably the hottest 60ish year old woman I've ever seen too.

Motto posted:

the message I'm getting is that no matter what I do in college I'm probably loving up anyway

AlexanderCA posted:

Thank God we don't have gen ed here. That's what high school is for.

I did a history minor because of "enrichment"(fun and hilarously easy credits) while my mech eng major is where you know I actually want to work.

Now college is at least affordable here so no reason not to pick something you just truly enjoy even if there isn't much money in it. But I would never take on American level debt for it.

Uncle Salty posted:

But a lot of American high schools are toilet places for garbage people.

Smugworth posted:

I'm taking an intro communications class this semester required for every major at the college. Half the semester has been spent on studying interpersonal communication, and while I guess I can see why people like studying that stuff, but I'm not sure how much real world application is being generated. There's lots of this "Hey, this stuff is really useful! Warren Buffet said he valued an employee's communication ability more than anything else!" thrown at you, as if he's referring to the nonsense on conflict management and interpersonal communication that's taught and not the ability to be a conniving piece of poo poo that would sell out your own mother to save the company a buck but not piss people off while you do it.

The public speaking portion is moderately useful and pretty fun, though. It's really hard not to laugh when stoner-voice guy is asking if he can restart his speech on the benefits of hemp for the third time because he "hosed up."

The dweebs in my major probably won't learn how to be human beings, regardless.

cool tree bro posted:

Interpersonal skills are important because you can get people to do your work for you, you can get easy work, and you can pawn off blame for failure onto your less popular colleagues. Basically if you don't master them you will get hosed by someone you work with in the future who has.

cool tree bro posted:

Interpersonal skills are important because you can get people to do your work for you, you can get easy work, and you can pawn off blame for failure onto your less popular colleagues. Basically if you don't master them you will get hosed by someone you work with in the future who has.

subhuman filth posted:

all of this is less important than being physically attractive

a bay posted:

If you think Womens' Studies is a waste of your valuable time that could be spent updating network card drivers then I have the website for you.

cool tree bro posted:

Yeah. Smelling good and looking good are more important, but you also have to know how to word or else you're just a pretty autistic rock.

Khorne posted:

thanks for sharing where you found your avatar