All right, I suppose I understand that all government expenditures are under a harsh lens these days...but can Congress really shut down PBS and NPR? I've heard that NPR's income, though partly Federal funding, is largely from private donations. You know, their tag line is "this program was made possible by viewers like you." That counts as acknowledging taxpayers as much as donors, in my view.
I'm really concerned that institutions like these as well as museums and non-profits are the first on the chopping block. Isn't there a number out there circulating that such funding makes up maybe 10% of the Federal budget? And then there's teachers, who, unlike Saturday-night babysitters, earn on average $1.24 per child per hour. And these are the first cuts? Sheesh.
I should know by now that not everyone has the same priorities as I do. And not everyone thinks of the world in the same way. I quickly learned that "grown-ups" don't always get it right. I find it really sad that I have to be surrounded by like-minded "young people" to be taken seriously. Even then, I'm not sure I wow people the way I used to. I may have little tidbits of prestige on the resume, but for some, even Columbia doesn't impress. In terms of art history, it should be hallowed for Meyer Shapiro, who earned the first doctorate in the field. Some just shrug it off. (One in particular I am pretty sure was just trying to sleight me...and it worked)
None of this is really connected, unless you count the issue of prestige when deciding which jobs count and which do not. Teachers should be pretigious, as well as other "cultural workers" out there in libraries and museums that make the world a little less stark. Even though it isn't only good old boys now, it seems there is still a secret kabal of good old boys and girls that won't let me in. Not that I want in. I just want to make a career and a living without fearfully wondering if the majority of Americans think my career choices are worthless.
Without even having a "first career" unless you count internships and temporary posts, I seem to have been redirected like so many other Americans...but without decades of income behind me. I feel like I'm in limbo. Maybe I'm being directed to less of an arts-themed career and more of a service one (although I still don't see much difference...), and my latest attempt to organize a Heifer Project event is a sign pointing in that direction. I'll serve...but I can't volunteer for the rest of my life. And apparently I'm too educated to be a shop girl. Dang it.
I'm really concerned that institutions like these as well as museums and non-profits are the first on the chopping block. Isn't there a number out there circulating that such funding makes up maybe 10% of the Federal budget? And then there's teachers, who, unlike Saturday-night babysitters, earn on average $1.24 per child per hour. And these are the first cuts? Sheesh.
I should know by now that not everyone has the same priorities as I do. And not everyone thinks of the world in the same way. I quickly learned that "grown-ups" don't always get it right. I find it really sad that I have to be surrounded by like-minded "young people" to be taken seriously. Even then, I'm not sure I wow people the way I used to. I may have little tidbits of prestige on the resume, but for some, even Columbia doesn't impress. In terms of art history, it should be hallowed for Meyer Shapiro, who earned the first doctorate in the field. Some just shrug it off. (One in particular I am pretty sure was just trying to sleight me...and it worked)
None of this is really connected, unless you count the issue of prestige when deciding which jobs count and which do not. Teachers should be pretigious, as well as other "cultural workers" out there in libraries and museums that make the world a little less stark. Even though it isn't only good old boys now, it seems there is still a secret kabal of good old boys and girls that won't let me in. Not that I want in. I just want to make a career and a living without fearfully wondering if the majority of Americans think my career choices are worthless.
Without even having a "first career" unless you count internships and temporary posts, I seem to have been redirected like so many other Americans...but without decades of income behind me. I feel like I'm in limbo. Maybe I'm being directed to less of an arts-themed career and more of a service one (although I still don't see much difference...), and my latest attempt to organize a Heifer Project event is a sign pointing in that direction. I'll serve...but I can't volunteer for the rest of my life. And apparently I'm too educated to be a shop girl. Dang it.
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