A couple of friends have posted an incredibly idiotic - and yes I will add ignorant - statement put out by NBC concerning college (I assume though it could have also pertained to high school) majors that are 'useless.' Yes, they went there! They came up with five of them...Fine Arts, Drama and Theater Arts, Film, Video & Photographic Arts, Commercial Art & Graphic Design and Architecture.
First of all, who really is to determine what is 'useless' or not? By the way, just who do 'they' think they are? And just what is 'useless' or 'useful?' Oh, I'm just getting started. Are courses of study only useful to a certain group of people if enough money is made or earned? Really, is is about money? WOW!!
I know this will take me a couple of blogs to sort out and to fully express the ignorance of the survey/study but let me conclude today's blog by stating that NBC ought to have some bright enough people to debunk and/or rebuke the information. It is harmful, not truthful, and can perpetuate a myth about the value of the arts. It evens goes so far as to add a negative to what we are trying to do in America's classrooms.
Dick
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