College degree in housekeeping
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not really sure if this is sarcastic, but if not...how on earth is she possibly offending the "childfree movement"?
Psy, I dont really have an issue with it being a degree (aside from all the submitting crap that I dont believe in, but even then, whatev) . I mean, people these days go to college and get degrees in what interests *them*. This is why there are pre-meds that major in art history and french, or ancient egyptian cultures, etc.
Ive heard of many girls who go to college to "find a man", and honestly, if thats all they are interested in, then , i mean, heck, why not offer it as a major if there is demand for it? I would hope it requires other core courses, but i mean, no one is forcing anyone to major in it, it is simply another choice.
Psy, I dont really have an issue with it being a degree (aside from all the submitting crap that I dont believe in, but even then, whatev) . I mean, people these days go to college and get degrees in what interests *them*. This is why there are pre-meds that major in art history and french, or ancient egyptian cultures, etc.
Ive heard of many girls who go to college to "find a man", and honestly, if thats all they are interested in, then , i mean, heck, why not offer it as a major if there is demand for it? I would hope it requires other core courses, but i mean, no one is forcing anyone to major in it, it is simply another choice.
heck, you can take bowling at my college. I don't think its worth much, but you can. Colleges have plenty of b.s. classes, I just don't have time to take any. I don't really get where other people get the time. Of course, some majors have more wiggle room than others it seems.
Honestly, I would have no problems with this class if it was offered to both sexes. I wouldn't take it, but after changing majors, I don't have time to take any non essential classes anyway.
Honestly, I would have no problems with this class if it was offered to both sexes. I wouldn't take it, but after changing majors, I don't have time to take any non essential classes anyway.
Well, if its accredited, they'll have to meet the general education requirements to call it a BA, so there's got to be something to it other than just homekeeping. On the other hand, even if that's the case, I do have a problem with it:
Ancient Egyptian art, for example, may not precisely be useful, but its a genuine field of scholarship. Homekeeping may be intensely useful, but I sincerely doubt there is any scholarship involved. A BA, in concept, is supposed to cover not only a general level of education, but an introduction to the world of learning and scholarship whether its in the sciences or the humanities. A purely practical education is what trade schools are for. I don't find it offensive, per se, just somewhat dishonest.
I also wonder how one fills 4 years of college with homekeeping . . or bowling . . . or basketweaving . . . to get a degree in say, art history, you need to take courses in lots of different types of art . . . then as many as you can in your speciality.
Now, having it only open to women so they can submit, that IS offensive. But, I have my doubts anyone who doesn't share those beliefs is attending this school . . . so maybe it isn't. This is the US, and no one is forcing these young women to take that as their major or attend this school . . . and no one is preventing young men from going elsewhere to get their homekeeping education, though they might have trouble getting a BA in it. . . if any of them really get upset, they can probably sue to be admitted to the program
I doubt the courts will be flooded with petitions.
Ancient Egyptian art, for example, may not precisely be useful, but its a genuine field of scholarship. Homekeeping may be intensely useful, but I sincerely doubt there is any scholarship involved. A BA, in concept, is supposed to cover not only a general level of education, but an introduction to the world of learning and scholarship whether its in the sciences or the humanities. A purely practical education is what trade schools are for. I don't find it offensive, per se, just somewhat dishonest.
I also wonder how one fills 4 years of college with homekeeping . . or bowling . . . or basketweaving . . . to get a degree in say, art history, you need to take courses in lots of different types of art . . . then as many as you can in your speciality.
Now, having it only open to women so they can submit, that IS offensive. But, I have my doubts anyone who doesn't share those beliefs is attending this school . . . so maybe it isn't. This is the US, and no one is forcing these young women to take that as their major or attend this school . . . and no one is preventing young men from going elsewhere to get their homekeeping education, though they might have trouble getting a BA in it. . . if any of them really get upset, they can probably sue to be admitted to the program
I doubt the courts will be flooded with petitions.
Well, if its accredited, they'll have to meet the general education requirements to call it a BA, so there's got to be something to it other than just homekeeping. On the other hand, even if that's the case, I do have a problem with it:
Ancient Egyptian art, for example, may not precisely be useful, but its a genuine field of scholarship. Homekeeping may be intensely useful, but I sincerely doubt there is any scholarship involved. A BA, in concept, is supposed to cover not only a general level of education, but an introduction to the world of learning and scholarship whether its in the sciences or the humanities. A purely practical education is what trade schools are for. I don't find it offensive, per se, just somewhat dishonest.
I also wonder how one fills 4 years of college with homekeeping . . or bowling . . . or basketweaving . . . to get a degree in say, art history, you need to take courses in lots of different types of art . . . then as many as you can in your speciality.
Now, having it only open to women so they can submit, that IS offensive. But, I have my doubts anyone who doesn't share those beliefs is attending this school . . . so maybe it isn't. This is the US, and no one is forcing these young women to take that as their major or attend this school . . . and no one is preventing young men from going elsewhere to get their homekeeping education, though they might have trouble getting a BA in it. . . if any of them really get upset, they can probably sue to be admitted to the program I doubt the courts will be flooded with petitions.
Ancient Egyptian art, for example, may not precisely be useful, but its a genuine field of scholarship. Homekeeping may be intensely useful, but I sincerely doubt there is any scholarship involved. A BA, in concept, is supposed to cover not only a general level of education, but an introduction to the world of learning and scholarship whether its in the sciences or the humanities. A purely practical education is what trade schools are for. I don't find it offensive, per se, just somewhat dishonest.
I also wonder how one fills 4 years of college with homekeeping . . or bowling . . . or basketweaving . . . to get a degree in say, art history, you need to take courses in lots of different types of art . . . then as many as you can in your speciality.
Now, having it only open to women so they can submit, that IS offensive. But, I have my doubts anyone who doesn't share those beliefs is attending this school . . . so maybe it isn't. This is the US, and no one is forcing these young women to take that as their major or attend this school . . . and no one is preventing young men from going elsewhere to get their homekeeping education, though they might have trouble getting a BA in it. . . if any of them really get upset, they can probably sue to be admitted to the program
I doubt the courts will be flooded with petitions.
And a lot of schools have classes like bowling, etc. They are called PE classes. No one gets a degree in that. But most degrees do require at least 1 or 2 PE credits.
Personally I wouldn't pay for a degree in stuff I could learn for free from my Mom and grandmothers, but I understand not all people have someone to learn it from. Though it should be open to both men and women.