Um...for what it's worth, I had several history courses with welders, and once worked with a philosophy PhD who couldn't get a job teaching and became a splendid welder (I went to trade school to help pay for my history degree).
Worlds often mesh, and if we look down on those we can't understand, we stop learning.
I get it. I am a woodworker with a master's in educational administration and six years experience as a public school science teacher.
I know a guy who gave up on college art school after one semester. Too much art history and not enough painting. He had worked part time in a plumbing supply store, which ultimately led to his being a licensed plumber. He continued to paint, and a gallery took everything he did. Best of both worlds.
I quit engineering school after two years, for a similar reason. Too much theory, not enough fabricating. Ended up with an English degree with a state teaching license to teach physical science and math. Ultimately became a woodworker. Oh, and now I am a novelist and essayist. It has NOT been lucrative, but I enjoy it.
Um...for what it's worth, I had several history courses with welders, and once worked with a philosophy PhD who couldn't get a job teaching and became a splendid welder (I went to trade school to help pay for my history degree).
Worlds often mesh, and if we look down on those we can't understand, we stop learning.
I get it. I am a woodworker with a master's in educational administration and six years experience as a public school science teacher.
I know a guy who gave up on college art school after one semester. Too much art history and not enough painting. He had worked part time in a plumbing supply store, which ultimately led to his being a licensed plumber. He continued to paint, and a gallery took everything he did. Best of both worlds.
I quit engineering school after two years, for a similar reason. Too much theory, not enough fabricating. Ended up with an English degree with a state teaching license to teach physical science and math. Ultimately became a woodworker. Oh, and now I am a novelist and essayist. It has NOT been lucrative, but I enjoy it.