Formal education vs indipendance

[Orange]

Iv just started collage.. witch in the uk is different to it is in america.. its kinda like university in the scence that theres lots of good courses to do and its your choice to go there but its not as advance. Anyway... I am kind of disappointed by it. It has turned out to be almost as polorised and pointless as school was. Im doing art and design witch i thought would be good and you would be free to do what you want. I do see alot of good things in it dont get me wrong. i do like alot of the tutours there really nice and are really good to learn from. But its just the format is terrible.. its full time but you only need to do 17 hours a week the lessons are just separated with huge breaks it also takes a long time to get there.. I just feel for what im actuly learning from it I could just learn in an evening class once a week. As for qualifications from it.... it seems to me aspeshily with accidemic inflation It would be alot better for me to just do everything on my own and proov myself. Im thinking of getting myself up the the point of makeiing enough money to live on.. witch isnt much seeing as i dont have to pay rent. And then quiting with collage. As long as i Am sure i know where im going.
What do you think?

[Eisho]

Originally Posted by Orange

Iv just started collage.. witch in the uk is different to it is in america.. its kinda like university in the scence that theres lots of good courses to do and its your choice to go there but its not as advance. Anyway... I am kind of disappointed by it. It has turned out to be almost as polorised and pointless as school was. Im doing art and design witch i thought would be good and you would be free to do what you want. I do see alot of good things in it dont get me wrong. i do like alot of the tutours there really nice and are really good to learn from. But its just the format is terrible.. its full time but you only need to do 17 hours a week the lessons are just separated with huge breaks it also takes a long time to get there.. I just feel for what im actuly learning from it I could just learn in an evening class once a week. As for qualifications from it.... it seems to me aspeshily with accidemic inflation It would be alot better for me to just do everything on my own and proov myself. Im thinking of getting myself up the the point of makeiing enough money to live on.. witch isnt much seeing as i dont have to pay rent. And then quiting with collage. As long as i Am sure i know where im going.
What do you think?

If you have a burning desire to do something after you quit, go for it. But what is that thing? Your plan seems to be to just quit college, support yourself...and do what? If you don't have anything planned then stick with college and get your qualifications. They will be useful for you in the future for getting your foot in the door. When you start applying for jobs people don't have the time to read through everything and short lists are made based on minimal qualifications and experience.

Cheers,

Eisho

[leplatdujour]

Pardon me for saying so, but judging from your spelling and grammar, some formal education might not come amiss. But perhaps your dyslectic, or something...

Anyway, if possible I highly recommend taking some kind of job (or go on a long trip, if you have the money) between high school and subsequent education. I had a very menial kind of job for about a year or so, seeing all those people who'd still be there, doing what they were doing right then, in 10, 20 or 30 years certainly told me that *that* certainly wasn't what I wanted to be doing. It might not directly help in figuring out what you do want, but it'll give you the motivation, at least, to go and find out what it is.

Hope this helps.

[Lauxa]

What is it you want to do Orange? If you know what it is and you can find a way to spend the next 4 years doing it (on your own or as an intern) then you will be better served than by going to college. You can always take your college from night time and correspondence classes so you can get your official certification out of the way while at the same time building your experience and portfolio. Or you can just work on your personal portfolio in the breaks between classes. When you are competing with a bunch of people who only took classes you will be glad to have your experience and portfolio.

[viscapes]

Hi Orange

I've spent the best part of 10 years working in e-learning with academics and educationalists who would whole heartedly agree with your opinions on the format of college education in the UK. What you've discovered is not in a fault of any kind with you, but a flaw in the method of teaching that it doesn't satisfy your willingness to achieve or inspire your desire to learn.

If you enjoy doing art and design then wouldn't it be a shame to give up on it simply because the format of your college course doesn't meet your preferred (and more mature) method of learning? Wouldn't it be a better idea to instead find a way to learn about art and design that better suited you?

Perhaps you could suppliment your course by getting involved in art classes / groups / forums etc. outside of college. You could join online groups and learn about different forms of art and design in an informal way (80% of what we learn in life is done informally). You could work on your own art. Draw comics, sketch family and friends, design clothes and jewlry, make things out of junk, design buildings, design furniture, paint a mural, sell your art, sell your skills.

You may regret it later in life if you gave up on something you enjoyed just because the system that's supposed to help you learn and grow doesn't support you very well.

Cheers
Paul