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but rather from a purely pragmatic viewpoint of asking yourself whether this is something that would benefit you and if you could use the credentials networking opportunities and experience you would gain in pursuing graduate education to serve others. And just weighing that against other ways you could gain knowledge experience and perspective outside of an academic institution. Just the opinion of an autodidact…
May 17, 2024
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🏫i personally don’t think it’s unethical to go to grad school — ultimately it’s exploiting the student in many ways: financially, via TA labor, and in getting to boast student achievements.
this is a US perspective but as someone who went to school in one of the states banning a bunch of topics and defunding DEI programs etc i will say the laws banning academic topics are a huge issue right now and incredibly disruptive to experience, mentally and especially academically because profs can’t teach certain topics or start to just leave the state bc of it.
i’m considering grad school as well but as my academic work is centered around gender, queerness, social movements, a huge part of it for me would be working out in what states could i have a realistic chance of actually being able to do that work, given the increasing censorship of those subjects in many places?
and this is not even to mention student loans nor all of the repression of students’ right to protest even in states without academic censorship laws!
tl;dr? i feel for us prospective grad students, it’s more of an issue of what are we willing to put up with for an advanced degree rather than is it unethical to partake in higher ed again.
May 17, 2024
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🎓Wondering if you think you'll use the masters in a field that requires a masters or if this is mostly for personal growth and discovery?
If the latter, are there ways to grow in your knowledge and skills without actually going back to school?
If the latter, are there ways to grow in your knowledge and skills without actually going back to school?
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🎓I did a two year masters program to receive my masters in social work. It was definitely worth it for me, because I needed that in order to become a licensed clinical social worker. I will say that there were pros and cons. I felt that I learned a lot more in my internships than in my classes, which makes a lot of sense to me knowing how I learn. My second year internship is where I discovered my loved and gift for working with children, and I can’t be more grateful that I found this work. I also got to go to Guatemala for two weeks as part of a class, which was amazing. I never got a chance to study abroad in my undergrad for various reasons so that was the closest I could get. Overall, it was a really positive experience for me.
I would say do some research on if people that are working in your desired field have found it useful. I do think that the connections and internships you can get from grad school alone can really make it worth it.
I would say do some research on if people that are working in your desired field have found it useful. I do think that the connections and internships you can get from grad school alone can really make it worth it.
Oct 17, 2024
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My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌
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