Good Afternoon.
I guess will it will be morning when you read this but nonetheless greetings to you. I think if someone bothered to ask students what they really thought and did so in an enviroment where they felt comfortable and free, they would find that many many students are stuck studying courses they dont really want to for various reasons, the most obvious one being pressure from parents but also the brainwashing. shall I call it, that takes place within our society. From school level we are told about skills shortages and bursary opportunities and the benefits of going into such fields, the benefit for the country that is. As students we are are alerted to the fact that there is shortage of 20 000 C.A's but no one tells us of the dire need for sociologists, black sociologists in particular or clinical and educational psychologists. Thus the majority of students flock to commerce in the hope of filling that shortage and becoming successful C.A's. I'm not a qualified C.A myself but I am friends with one, what is interesting is that he qualified, worked and got bored. At 28, He's back at university as a first year to study drama and psychology and there are many like him at UCT, 4th year engineering students who suddenly stop and say I want to study fine art or music. I have the most amount of respect for people studying fine art or music or something of that nature because their career paths are not that defined and funding is extremely difficult to find but in spite of that they continue to follow thier dreams walking aroung campus barefoot having to deal with stares but they are the happiest in my opinion. That isnt to say there are no genuine engineers or accountants I think certain charecteristics make us perfect for certain professions, I for one border on obsessive when it comes to detail and analysing which come in very handy for accounting. Im actually enjoying my accounting alot here at UCT so much that Ive considered going back to the C.A option but I love the broader view that Politics and Philosophy give me, they are certainly challenging but most enjoyable when I apply myself to them. So in response to what you said among those engineers and accountants lie many who wish they could study philosophy or music or dance but circumstances dictate that they help the nation fill an ever growing skills shortage.
About the laptop, you said Mr. Mcira was processsing payment, what exactly does that mean and when will the photocopying money be deposited into my account. As i've already mentioned I fuss over detail and dislike having any grey areas which makes studying Philosophy a bit more challenging.
Warm regards
LETHUKUTHULA BLESSING VILAKAZI
YOUNG PHILOSOPHER & GROWING ACADEMIC
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