Originally Posted by
tomgoodman
I mentioned flying to one of my Classical Literature teachers. He made the "glorified bus driver" remark, and suggested that it would be a waste of a good education. I told him that I
did admire Homer, but Homer admired Odysseus.
Ah yes, what the world really needs: more cultural sophisticates with 6 figures of student loan debt and an irrelevant degree that won't get them hired anywhere ever.
Well that's not entirely true. One in a thousand or so will be needed to continue teaching that stuff and besides, anyone can use even a worthless degree to become an airline pilot at a company that requires a degree.
