tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post3314623400364902452..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Too many Ph.DsHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-69329061716731468042008-01-23T09:29:00.000-08:002008-01-23T09:29:00.000-08:00I think there is a big difference between PhDs who...I think there is a big difference between PhDs who go out into the world to work on those who stay on campus as professors. Those that have never been out in the "real" world believe their own propaganda. <BR/><BR/>I don't trust the judgment of an academic type who has spent their entire life being indoctrinated in school/university and then working in the school/university system. They are completely insulated from any hint of real "diversity" in thought.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-83250584314501414972008-01-22T13:15:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:15:00.000-08:00English with an emphasis in American Studies and C...English with an emphasis in American Studies and Culture (aka "Advance Do You Want Fries With That").<BR/><BR/>In all honesty, the discipline he has learned has been well worth the pursuit of the degree. He has always desired to write and had wonderful ideas, but never had the discipline. Now that he is busy going to school full-time, working part-time, and helping with homeschooling and household things, he has found the discipline and time to write as well.<BR/><BR/>Before we began this journey, a friend and businessman who has his PhD told us that it didn't matter so much <I>what</I> dh received his PhD in as much as that he finished it an finished well. Future employers are interested in hiring PhD mainly because they have the sick-to-it-iveness (not sure if that's how you spell it or if it's even a word) to dig in a accomplish a long-term task and see it to completion.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249055928245806106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-87291082953319207682008-01-22T08:57:00.000-08:002008-01-22T08:57:00.000-08:00I had heard somewhere the income goes up with the ...I had heard somewhere the income goes up with the level of education, but that PhDs usually earn less than people with Masters degrees. <BR/><BR/>Like you husband, I would get a PhD just for the joy of learning. However, I don't have a family to support. <BR/><BR/>It's great that you are so clear on your objectives.<BR/><BR/>>As in all of life's choices, enter with your eyes wide open, know your destination, and know where the emergency exits are. :)<BR/><BR/>Good point!<BR/><BR/>Out of curiosity, what's your husband's major?Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-63157711113549154072008-01-21T14:08:00.000-08:002008-01-21T14:08:00.000-08:00My dh is currently pursuing his PhD, and one quest...My dh is currently pursuing his PhD, and one question we had to ask ourselves before deciding to follow this path was, "Why are you pursuing this?" He had a few answers:<BR/><BR/>1. He'd love the pursuit.<BR/>2. He could teach at the college level once he graduated, but if no jobs were found, he could teach on the secondary level if he had to.<BR/>3. After analyzing his gifts and talents, he felt that this was the best path to choose of those available to him where he could "glorify God and enjoy Him forever".<BR/><BR/>We know that he may not get a job, and the rampant Marxism in academia surprised him (not its presence, but its depth and the passion behind it), but after a semester we feel we made the right decision, but we are still watching our budget closely, limiting our use of student loans, and keeping our eyes on the goals we set up to achieve while here:<BR/><BR/>1. Grow in knowledge<BR/>2. Grow in wisdom<BR/>3. Grow in favor with God and men<BR/>4. Glorify God and enjoy Him forever<BR/>5. Do all of these as a family which is part of the Church and part of the University and town<BR/><BR/>As in all of life's choices, enter with your eyes wide open, know your destination, and know where the emergency exits are. :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249055928245806106noreply@blogger.com