Thursday, 4 September 2008

I take snapshots

I'm disconnected.
Half the time day dreaming and the other working aimlessly,
It so turns out that the courses I was intending to sign up for in Beauty Therapy, Henna body art, Photography and Make up are of limits, only available to over 18's, other wise you have to pay extortionate prices to take the course, and so you have to ask, is it worth it?
People are so prejudiced, after ringing up the local college for more information, it seems I would, only, be able to take courses that lead onto some from of further education, and if not then fees must be paid, despite being only 16.
Interesting that in order to pressure any form of education you have to pay, since when was it deemed acceptable to make people pay for an education and to pay to gain knowledge,
and so people who aren't able to pay ridiculous prices to take short courses, either have to drop any hopes of getting into that line of work/education, or have to go out of their way, emptying their pockets, and letting themselves into a vicious cycle of poverty.
Far from fair, people don't deserve it that bad.
I guess I'll be buying that psychology study book after all...

I only get snapshots.


3 comments:

Rainbow In The Grey Sky said...

I am sorry, that's a shame , did you they to speak to someone else in the college? A lot of local centres are doing courses this term for all kinds of crafts and arts but i threw out the advertising.

alby said...

I totally second this post, the edu-field sucks for me right now too :(

Clair de lune said...

Ugh, don't get me started, talk about putting people in a tricky situation, there seems to be alot of options (but only for certain people)...talk about biased.

But hey insha'allah, somehow we'll manage to conjour up some way of becoming educated beings :P