26th November 2013, 03:06 PM
Just a quickie....
I agree John, a concise summary of the world of archaeology.
Personally I was completely unaware you could do a degree let alone a job in archaeology until I'd failed my first degree. As a child/teenager all I had drummed into me from outside was maths, science and engineering...get good grades, get a good job.
But in all I don't get this thread............what's the question? Diversity? Are there cultural, class-based and educational biases in career choices?
Of course there are.
I can't see that the aspirations and career choices of a Palestinian growing up in the occupied west bank, a rich child from Chelsea, a child running from the turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a child living rough on the streets of govan, the child of a rich Chinese industrialist...etc etc being the same
But is this a bad thing?
Cultural diversity is as important as bio-diversity
I agree John, a concise summary of the world of archaeology.
Personally I was completely unaware you could do a degree let alone a job in archaeology until I'd failed my first degree. As a child/teenager all I had drummed into me from outside was maths, science and engineering...get good grades, get a good job.
But in all I don't get this thread............what's the question? Diversity? Are there cultural, class-based and educational biases in career choices?
Of course there are.
I can't see that the aspirations and career choices of a Palestinian growing up in the occupied west bank, a rich child from Chelsea, a child running from the turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a child living rough on the streets of govan, the child of a rich Chinese industrialist...etc etc being the same
But is this a bad thing?
Cultural diversity is as important as bio-diversity