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By: admin

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:30:13 +0000

Well said, David!

I’ve got to believe too that there are some out there who are better suited to something with a direct career path, like the ones you mention. Life long learning is one thing – but eventually, it does need to go hand-in-hand with a career.

By: David Weedmark

David Weedmark — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:19:14 +0000

I agree too. For me, university was an opportunity for learning: literature, art, history, politics, psychology, anthropology and physics. And it taught me important skills: how to think more clearly, how to work on a deadline, how to budget my time. My friends in engineering, medicine and pharmacy learned how to do their jobs, but for me it was an important base of skills and knowledge so I could then go out and begin to be a writer.

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By: admin

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:02:53 +0000

Christine – I agree, not everything I’ve learned has been strictly by what I’ve done in my business, though a lot comes from there. Definitely an education helps shape you with growth and learning and those are never bad things. I’m also one who loves any opportunity to learn about anything I can which is why I’ve continued to take courses etc whether or not it directly helps me day-to-day. Writing-wise, I think I learned more by working with the publications I did even starting in high school, then University than I did studying literature.

Suzy – that’s also a good point! I didn’t do communications, my English degree was primarily focused on literature so it didn’t even touch upon any of those elements. I won’t get into print versus online media and journalism, especially since today I have a clear bias (and whether or not one of those may be extinct in the near future) but, it definitely should be much more well rounded to better prepare people who are just getting out there! But, also proof that not having an educational background that touches on those elements doesn’t have to hold you back!

By: Suzy

Suzy — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:35:04 +0000

I agree 100%. Being a recent graduate, sure I developed my writing skills throughout college and learned how to look at subjects in an analytical manner. However, the other side to writing, starting a website, marketing it, learning to write for the internet, etc. are all things I wish my degree contained. I just had to figure it all out after graduating. Hopefully the degrees in Communication and Journalism will change in this regard, but those classes are still being taught by those that grew up on newspapers and print writing rather than online writing.

By: Christine Peets

Christine Peets — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:13:13 +0000

Beth, my background is as eclectic as yours, and while it all helped to shape who I am, I don’t think it has had that much, if any influence on what I’m doing now, although it certainly has come in handy.
I have a degree in Early Childhood Education (ECE), and I worked in that field for many years. I started writing for community newspapers in 1989, and freelancing about 10 years later. In the mid-80s, I wrote for a northern Ontario newspaper about parenting, and early childhood education, so I combined the two—writing and teaching. I’ve done that since 2000 working for social service agencies, planning conferences, and teaching ECE students. So, that background has combined with my writing. It likely will again.
What has helped my career growth if it wasn’t my education? The education I have received working with many talented editors and writers, and those I’ve met through professional associations.
Education is life-long, and we should never stop learning.

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