Fall 2014 Blog post #3! Working class jobs

Working class, or blue-collar, jobs are seen as "easy" because one does not need an education to perform them. Mike Rowe and Mike Rose weigh in on this in the readings for this week.

 Mike Rowe's website about this issue:
http://profoundlydisconnected.com/

For your blog post, I want you to think about jobs you have had or your family members have had. How were you treated? Did your education level matter? Do you think that the level of education a worker has should determine the respect and pay that worker receives?

Please refer to the readings to write your blog for this week, but I also want you to think about your personal experience (or a family members'experiences) as a worker.

Fall 2014 Blog #2: You and Your Education

Thinking about what you know about education from our readings, compare your own educational experiences so far. What portrayal best represents your own education and why? Include photos of your past schools if possible to illustrate what kind of schools they were. Did class matter in the school you went to? What were you taught? How did it affect your career choices later in life? Please write about your own experience in the context of what we have been learning so far this semester.