What horrific advice that administrator gave you James. I (and I am sure the whole of Stamford) am very pleased you ignored his advice!
But it highlights a flaw in education, especially higher education, that we train our young people for "elsewhere", neglecting to give them the skills to stay and be useful in place. We constantly burden them with "go out and change/save the world", and then wonder why our local areas are suffering.
I think about this all the time, with my husband and I both coming from families who moved away from home for education and professional work (we don't blame them for doing the best they could with what they knew, but our extended family cohesion suffered.) We both did similarly and while we understand the importance of certain professional work that requires the ability to move... I think it should be pursued farrrrr less frequently than it is. I'm hoping for more variety of options for our own boys to consider in the future, prioritizing family, place and truly good work that serves the people around them.
What horrific advice that administrator gave you James. I (and I am sure the whole of Stamford) am very pleased you ignored his advice!
But it highlights a flaw in education, especially higher education, that we train our young people for "elsewhere", neglecting to give them the skills to stay and be useful in place. We constantly burden them with "go out and change/save the world", and then wonder why our local areas are suffering.
I think about this all the time, with my husband and I both coming from families who moved away from home for education and professional work (we don't blame them for doing the best they could with what they knew, but our extended family cohesion suffered.) We both did similarly and while we understand the importance of certain professional work that requires the ability to move... I think it should be pursued farrrrr less frequently than it is. I'm hoping for more variety of options for our own boys to consider in the future, prioritizing family, place and truly good work that serves the people around them.