Browncoat
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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I'll ignore the "intelligent response" remark and move on. It becomes a moot point coming from someone who can't put a sentence together.
The old adage is: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. What the old saying implies is that some people just can't make it in the real world...we've all heard that one before too. Be it their skills aren't up to snuff, they're just slackers in general, or whatever the case may be. Instead of being in their chosen profession, because they are basically no good at it, they are delegated to teaching others how to do it. That's the closest they'll ever get.
The study I was referring to pointed out that students who enter the College of Education to become future teachers do not show very high aptitude compared to others, such as the College of Business, Law, or even Art. The statistics also showed that most applicants to the College of Education had previously applied to other fields of study and been rejected. This is essentially proof that the old adage is in fact, true. These students couldn't get into the line of study and eventual work they initially chose, and instead became teachers. These teachers largely work at government-run facilities such as public schools and 4-year universities.
Many private college professors are not teachers. They are all businessmen and women who are successful in the private sector. To teach by proxy for distance learning, I believe you must have at least a Master's Degree in your field with X years of experience to boot. Being a teacher by profession is quite different from being a professional who also teaches. That makes sense if you read it twice.
At any rate, the bottom line is this:
A degree in Photojournalism from a university certainly has its place. If one wants to pursue a career as a freelancer, for example. Or has aspirations to working for a high profile ad agency or design studio. Or even for someone who might one day return for that education degree and teach photography at the university level. But for someone who wants to open their own photography business? No. It's virtually useless.
The same person might better benefit from an online course, such as those offered from NYIP or others. These have a more practical and hands-on approach, and cost a heck of a lot less. I don't know if these course teach business principals and marketing, and if they don't, I would say their value would be a lot less. Future customers are not likely to be impressed with a certificate from a correspondence-type school, so it's hard to gauge the real value of this type of schooling.
The cheapest and most practical education is experience, much like with skilled trades. Welding and mechanics are skilled trades, and there's not much reading involved. We'd all take Paulie from OCC over Albert Einstein to build a motorcycle any day. The arts are much the same way. We don't necessarily care if someone has a degree, we just want to see a portfolio of work. If Jane graduated from the NYU School of Fancypants and played for the philharmonic orchestra, that's all well and good. It impresses people. But if she picks up her cello and sounds like crap, none of that matters. She won't find much work in the private sector. The same is true with photography.
The old adage is: Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. What the old saying implies is that some people just can't make it in the real world...we've all heard that one before too. Be it their skills aren't up to snuff, they're just slackers in general, or whatever the case may be. Instead of being in their chosen profession, because they are basically no good at it, they are delegated to teaching others how to do it. That's the closest they'll ever get.
The study I was referring to pointed out that students who enter the College of Education to become future teachers do not show very high aptitude compared to others, such as the College of Business, Law, or even Art. The statistics also showed that most applicants to the College of Education had previously applied to other fields of study and been rejected. This is essentially proof that the old adage is in fact, true. These students couldn't get into the line of study and eventual work they initially chose, and instead became teachers. These teachers largely work at government-run facilities such as public schools and 4-year universities.
Many private college professors are not teachers. They are all businessmen and women who are successful in the private sector. To teach by proxy for distance learning, I believe you must have at least a Master's Degree in your field with X years of experience to boot. Being a teacher by profession is quite different from being a professional who also teaches. That makes sense if you read it twice.
At any rate, the bottom line is this:
A degree in Photojournalism from a university certainly has its place. If one wants to pursue a career as a freelancer, for example. Or has aspirations to working for a high profile ad agency or design studio. Or even for someone who might one day return for that education degree and teach photography at the university level. But for someone who wants to open their own photography business? No. It's virtually useless.
The same person might better benefit from an online course, such as those offered from NYIP or others. These have a more practical and hands-on approach, and cost a heck of a lot less. I don't know if these course teach business principals and marketing, and if they don't, I would say their value would be a lot less. Future customers are not likely to be impressed with a certificate from a correspondence-type school, so it's hard to gauge the real value of this type of schooling.
The cheapest and most practical education is experience, much like with skilled trades. Welding and mechanics are skilled trades, and there's not much reading involved. We'd all take Paulie from OCC over Albert Einstein to build a motorcycle any day. The arts are much the same way. We don't necessarily care if someone has a degree, we just want to see a portfolio of work. If Jane graduated from the NYU School of Fancypants and played for the philharmonic orchestra, that's all well and good. It impresses people. But if she picks up her cello and sounds like crap, none of that matters. She won't find much work in the private sector. The same is true with photography.
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