17th November 2005, 01:50 PM
Quote:quote:to say, as 1man did, that you should only be educated to degree level if you are going to be a manager can only demean those in the profession who don't see this as a career promotion- from Sniper
I didn't actually say that - I said that most other professions do that. In any case, 'manager/academic' roles can be a very wide category.
What I was responding to was Kevin Wooldridge's suggestion that degrees are an un-necessary burden, given the need to sacrifice 3 years and take on huge debts. I agree that some people in archaeology don't need that burden, but I do think that we need academically qualified people in the profession. What I was doing was starting a debate on what criteria you might use to define who needs a degree.
I agree (see previous posts) that a degree doesn't necessarily qualify anyone to do anything. Personally, I learnt how to do my job on the job and through in-service training, leading to non-degree vocational qualifications. Nevertheless, I think that my degree does provide an essential academic/intellectual background that would be much harder to obtain without going to Uni (although it can be done, and has been in quite a few cases).
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