Literary Studies, Bullshit Much?

[DragonBlaze]

How is studying literature NOT relevant to an English degree? You don't have to like the crap, but you should at least know of it. The more you know about literature the better you will be with English in general. And thats not too bad, I'm in my third year of college for Computer Science and half of my classes are things like Biology.  Computers and Biology have NOTHING to do with each other, English and Literature (even if it is British) do. My advice, school can be hard, suck it up.

[Archem]

Holy ****, it's DragonBlaze. And he's on the same train of thought that I'm on.

He'll be departing at the next station, I assume.

[Rahl]

If somthing is irrelevant to what is needed to know its what I call "Good to know stuff'" and its ok to take it if you have an interest in it. But if itis REQUIRED for you to get a degree, then its what I like to call "A part ofthe great money scam: college". Personally I believe in apprenticeship which works in a majority of instances though not all. The best way to learn somthing is to watch someone who knows what thier doing do it while explain it. General knowledge is good to know, but it should be somthing you take personal intrest in not somthing forced on you. Its like if I wanted to work at a bank and they made me learn how to mine coal. Its just irrelevant. Had I an interest in coal mining I would have learn how to do it, and not knowing it in no way hampers my ability to work at the bank.

[Uberpwn_w00t]

What kind of banks are you working at?

[Darkfox]

How is studying literature NOT relevant to an English degree? You don't have to like the crap, but you should at least know of it. The more you know about literature the better you will be with English in general. And thats not too bad, I'm in my third year of college for Computer Science and half of my classes are things like Biology.  Computers and Biology have NOTHING to do with each other, English and Literature (even if it is British) do. My advice, school can be hard, suck it up.

I was one of the few people who had fun with Biology and Physical Science.

[DragonBlaze]

That was a horrible example... Coal mining has nothing to do with banking. Literature is one the main parts of English. Why would you even go for an English degree if you didn't like to take things like Literature? In order to get good at anything, including English and writing, you need to practice with it a lot. The thing about writing though is that it's not enough just to write, you must read too. By Reading other people's work and books, you get ideas on how to write yourself. Its like a book full of good (or bad) writing examples. So reading is a necessity. As for Brit lit, some people who are really smart thought up of what are the best literature to expose yourself to. Most likely because it helps a lot of people with English. Granted it's probably written in a way that no one would write in anymore, but its full of ideas and popular examples that you (as a teacher) will need to know.

Lol and I'm not saying I don't have fun in Biology (its actually my favorite class this semester), it's just useless in terms of computer programming.

[Archem]

I was one of the few people who had fun with Biology and Physical Science.

Me, too. We're birds of a feather.

Notice that we both post far too often?

EDIT: Gasp! My post count has finally surpassed yours! What have I done to the status quo?!

[Darkfox]

Me, too. We're birds of a feather.

Notice that we both post far too often?

Because we got not much else going, am I right? *sigh* Oh wait, I'm still waiting for a graphic entry for you in Charas Doom (which isn't dead despite inactivity).

Its like if I wanted to work at a bank and they made me learn how to mine coal.

... ... ... ... ... ... ...wat? How... is that comparative?

[Rahl]

Maybe a bit extremest of a statement, but at this points Im just extremely PO'd.

And it was comparative to the need of learning science or math when becoming an english teacher. I ust has no relevance at all.

[Archem]

Oh wait, I'm still waiting for a graphic entry for you in Charas Doom (which isn't dead despite inactivity).

Oh yeah. I should do something about that.

[Darkfox]

I ust has no relevance at all.

What'll you do when you start reading and there are math problems in the book your reading and you can't figure them out? Er... wait...