Freddogg Off The Chain

What’s your vector Victor? What’s you major, Major? Have you ever noticed the number of times people have said, “I’m not a Psychology major but I know something is wrong with that guy?” It’s like majoring in college in a particular field has anything to do whatsoever with expertise in the field of the major.
In education the word is certified as in “You know I am dually certified.” Really well then maybe you’re twice the idiot I thought you were?”
I know that public schools spend a great deal of time teaching irrelevance with justifying arguments that Medieval History or British Literature should be required to all those not remotely interested people who will never in the lifetime of their lineage have an opportunity to apply the information they ignored when it was first delivered.
I spend a lot of time in my sports job checking out little biographies of athletes by clicking on the roster of team web sites.
Hardly anyone majors in classical subjects or even science subjects, certainly not math. No, they are majoring in things like Sports Management and Communication with others majoring in Criminal Justice and Urban Studies and it just makes me wonder, ”Does any of this stuff lead to actual jobs?”
I retired from high school teaching and took all my experience, certifications and communication skills, to the local community college and applied to teach anything and everything from journalism to psychology, criminology, sports media and all I was told was how many qualified people were looking for jobs and I know just because I do that “what qualified people are they talking about” because I’ve seen some of the people who flop into the boat when they drag the river looking for new teachers.
I think athletes are being exploited because not only are less than 70 percent ever graduating but those with degrees in Sports Management and Communications are getting a job exactly where? And if you don’t speak clearly and write well even though you have a degree just where is your employment landing zone? Right could be the NFL but if you want to mangle the language you had better at least be a former player.

Ten years ago my back deck with filled with young men who were drinking beer and enjoying each other’s company. There were sociologists, anthropologists, criminologists, linguists, experts in comparative religions of the world and a psychology major. And they all had one thing in common; they were all waiters in the restaurant business. Because birds gotta eat and dogs gotta fly or however that song goes. God bless the child who majors in Psychology.

Peace

Major Freddogg