Quote Originally Posted by Pokemon Trainer Sarah View Post
Yeah I can imagine it would be even harder in a field like yours with people wanting experience. :( I know you're not exactly working in your field but it's related right? You must be getting close to having enough experience to apply for other things? At least in my field, I can say I got plenty of lab experience while doing my studies. xD Plus everyone always wants volunteers around here so it's not hard to get work experience. Gonna be tough to get an actual job though. Darn you, world! *shakes fist*

The more I think about it, this "life skills" business idea sounds better and better! xD So true, there are so many useful things people should know... how to maintain cars, rent houses, home maintenance, tax returns, apply for jobs etc.
I don't know why a lot of companies are now disregarding degrees and don't see it as experience. A lot of these classes are hard and passing those classes does show you're at least diligent and responsible enough to study up and meet the expectations of these classes. Doesn't that stand for something?

Also, like you said, we need "life skills" classes WAY more than the mandatory algebra and calculus classes that 99% of the planet hates with a passion. Let that 1% go out and find careers in fields of mathematics by taking electives in that stuff if that's what their passion is, but the rest of us don't need to have it shoved down our throats for us to gag and choke on it. I don't want to know how many people have given up on a degree simply because they were forced to take unrelated math classes that they couldn't handle when those math classes had absolutely nothing to do with their intended career path or what their major was for.