Author Topic: Masters Degree (Read 2925 times)

Don R · « **on:** July 23, 2013, 08:29:11 PM »

A racing aquaintance's wife just posted on facebook, now that she has her masters degree she would like to do some reading. She wondered where she could rent or borrow some books without buying them and then have them sitting around getting dusty.
I don't have a degree but isn't that called a library?

rb550four · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2013, 08:39:56 PM »

Can usually get used books at that college book store or on line new or used , The best part is that she doesn't have to hang on to them, she can resell them to the book store or put them up on line and help shave the cost of an education for another student.

Don R · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2013, 09:13:23 PM »

I just thought it was rather ironic she wouldn't know how to obtain books.

pangloss · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2013, 09:20:24 PM »

Wrong post area... Should be in Humor..!!

Gordon · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2013, 09:25:05 PM »

There's book smarts and street smarts. My wife is book smart.

Jay Ace · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2013, 09:37:59 PM »

why are you FB friends with your buddy's wife???

Don R · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:22:09 PM »

Just too friendly I guess. Trust me, not my type.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2013, 08:28:08 AM »

What exactly did she get her Master's in??

switchum · « **Reply #8 on:** July 24, 2013, 09:35:03 AM »

Some Master's degrees are useless. I have one of those.

Duke McDukiedook · « **Reply #9 on:** July 24, 2013, 09:51:08 AM »

I had no idea you needed a master's degree to read, as of now I will stop reading until I obtain a master's degree that will allow me to read.

azuredesign · « **Reply #10 on:** July 24, 2013, 10:09:36 AM »

Heck, I am going to Oz to see the wizard. Maybe he will give me some brains...
One would think I could come up with something funnier, but all I have is a doctorate.

70CB750 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 24, 2013, 10:59:31 AM »

Education is overrated.

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #12 on:** July 24, 2013, 11:01:30 AM »

A lot of people I know went on to further education, they still haven't a clue. I left school at 15 and am more intelligent.

nccb · « **Reply #13 on:** July 24, 2013, 11:28:30 AM »

I agree, at times it is over-rated. You can essentially learn how to do anything on the internet. I have an MA, it was really one of those situations where you have to pay to play. I prefer open-access journals but I do have subscriptions to a couple. Tell her if she wants some free articles, and at times books, to create a profile on academia.edu. A lot of scholars from differing disciplines are on and upload their articles due to the open-access movement.

I keep all of my books regardless of how mundane or old. You never know when you might need to cite one or refresh a subject.

70CB750 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 24, 2013, 11:55:58 AM »

And there is always Gutenberg.

333 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 24, 2013, 05:23:53 PM »

I'll always remember a childhood friend's parents. Both "intellectuals"(Masters and all), and had absolutely no common sense at all. She broke her arm whist pruning a tree in the front yard. I don't know if she spilled her martini, but you can bet a martini was involved.

CaféElite · « **Reply #16 on:** July 24, 2013, 08:22:43 PM »

How does one get a masters without mastering the ability to use google.

Don R · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2013, 08:19:05 AM »

She is a teacher. My wife takes art supply orders from teachers, her and my daughters that work there have a booklet of things they have been asked. Like- how many sculptures can you make from 50 lbs of clay? One ordered 30 lbs of each color of clay for each student, or about 2 tons.

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #18 on:** July 25, 2013, 09:07:59 AM »

That's a lot of ashtrays or what have you.

evanphi · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:22:48 AM »

Yeah some masters degrees are useless. It is just how the job market is turning now, unfortunately. The BA is the new highschool diploma. Some, OTOH, are great. [tooting-own-horn]Mine is a professional degree and very specific training.[/tooting-own-horn]

Don R · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:31:29 AM »

but the problem is, where can you borrow a book?

nccb · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2013, 11:17:54 AM »

Quote from: evanphi on July 25, 2013, 10:22:48 AM

Yeah some masters degrees are useless. It is just how the job market is turning now, unfortunately. The BA is the new highschool diploma. Some, OTOH, are great. [tooting-own-horn]Mine is a professional degree and very specific training.[/tooting-own-horn]

I agree. A BA is useless in a lot of fields, you have to have a graduate degree nowadays in order to move up. Especially if you want to meet secretary of interior standards in a lot of environmental fields, you need at least an MA.

Trevor from Warragul · « **Reply #22 on:** July 25, 2013, 05:16:21 PM »

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What exactly did she get her Master's in??

"Applied basket weaving"?

Xnavylfr · « **Reply #23 on:** July 26, 2013, 04:35:28 PM »

Think of all the DOCTORS in the world and all the education they HAD to have to become one but yet they have never MASTERED their field of training because they either PRACTICE in the field of PHYSIOLOGY or NEUROLOGY. MAYBE someday they'll become REAL DOCTORS and not have to practice anymore!!!

Xnavylfr(CHUCK)

LesterPiglet · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2013, 03:43:42 AM »

Prime example.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-23457489

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Author Topic: Masters Degree (Read 2925 times)

Jay Ace