With my attitude towards school, I definitely feel that it falls under one of the three solutions, and it is the first solution. The book states that the first solution is that we can make a distinction between work and play. And that we view work as what we do for the sake of something else. With that being said, I view school as something that I HAVE to do for myself, in order to get a better job. I really have to push myself to do school work and go to class. With my work commitment now, I feel that it falls under the first solution as well. I love nannying, but I don’t like my boss, but I do it because it could get me a job at her cooperation. I also do it because it allows me to live the way I want to live (money wise).
I used to use the first solution of making a distinction between work and play. I used to feel that schoolwork was “work” with a bad connotation until I started going because I wanted to go, not because I had to go. This makes a world of difference! And my job used to be work in the sense that it was a drag until I got a job doing something I enjoy.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I didn’t know at the time about the second solution, when school and work were both “work,” I tried to make my job more fun by challenging myself to do better each and every night I worked. I can’t say I did the same for school; that was always a drag for me until, as I said, I started going to school because I wanted to and not because I had to.
Hello Country Girl! Your post was great and I think the entire class has this same view on school. It is interesting to hear your point of view on school being a necessity for a decent job. It is extremely different from our parent’s generation. My mom and dad do not have a college background, yet they were able to keep their jobs, and raise two children. School was not a need in their life, but as the world progresses this has become untrue. It almost feels as if the Master’s degree today is the equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree ten years ago. In job hunting a few years ago, a business would not even consider your resume even for a simple receptionist job. Attitude can only get you so far in life.
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