My response to "In Search of . . . Something"

I think that Bass’s concept of education is something that a lot of kids believe in. When I was young I believed that when I finished college I would be able to find a job and start raking in the money, but since I have grown older my thoughts and ideas toward this matter have changed drastically. I know many people that have graduated from college and still don’t get paid a lot of money, I’m not saying that you should not go to college what I’m saying is that going to college does not guaranty that you will get your dream job or that you’ll get paid tons of money. Let me explain; I have traveled to the Philippines a couple of times in my life and have gone to quite a few schools. The people there love to learn, they will not pass any opportunity to be able to go to school. I got to know a few young adults that had just graduated from college all of then ready to go into the work force but there were no jobs open or even available for then to apply for. I know that it is not that bad here in America but still I can think of a few friends that are in the same predicament. There are also the people that go to college and then find the perfect job but still don’t get paid a lot for doing it. Like Bass says “I” or many people “want an education to get something, not to discover something”. Yes, my goals for after college are still to get a good job and to get paid well; but still, I’m not obsessed with making money I’m here to learn and to discover and to someday get the job that I really enjoy, not the one that I can make the most money in, but the one I can help make a difference in.

In search of . . . Something

#2 Exploring Idea's:

I think it's a example of education in action because it was a class that showed her that what she first believed about college wasn't really true. That it wasn't the key to everything she ever wanted. She learned that the "quality of life" in this country is just to hard for other countries to achieve. She soon found out what true education was all about. She stopped longing for the the jobs that paid lots of money and began to examining the things she bought and the reason for wanting them.


#2 Writing Strategies:

When she was in high school she believed that education was a tool to gaining great wealth. But when she started college and she took Sociology she came to the understanding that education was not just a tool for getting more money but it was a way to enhance the way people live and to expand their society's.