In this
post I shall address a question about education/the education system in the
states from Amrith.
For my
disclaimer and the last post I've made about about school in the states please
see
He asks
"Does your country value and respect those who study say Anthropology or
Archaeology? Is each subject treated equally or is one valued over the other,
etc. Where do such people end up? Are they just professors at University
or do they do anything else?"
Yes,
Amrith, I think it is safe to say that all titles gained through higher
education are respected in the United States. Some, however, are more valued
over others if one looks at the situation economically. For instances, the top
three job titles that come to my mind which make the most money (besides
company CEO's and Division Presidents) are Doctors, Lawyers, and Engineers.
This is because of the rigorous training and education these people with these
titles must endure. This does not mean that any other education title is not
valued. It may not be equally valued economically speaking, but all degrees are
respected. It is also true that the higher degree a person holds the more money
the person will make in their specific field. Anthropology and Archaeology
degrees aren't the most common degrees earned, but they are definitely
respected. A person who decides to earn such a degree will not be looked
down upon. This is probably because the American society is tailored to the
individual and that individual's rights. My mindset about it is "If that
person decides to get a degree in archaeology then that is his/her business.
Good for him/her." It will be harder for that person to get a job though.
And, it's rather untelling where they would wind up. If that person wanted to
teach at the college level, he/she would first have to earn a doctoral degree
then try to find a college with that teaching position open. If he/she wanted
to go out into the general workforce then he/she could wind up anywhere in the
world really. It's up to that individual to apply for a job and the employers
of the world to decide to hire a person with that degree and that sort of
thing.
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