8th December 2005, 06:28 PM
back from site in loverly warm office i'll continue.
quote from slc website
"When will I be expected to start repaying my loan?
You will not have to start repaying your loan until the April after you have finished or left your course. The amount you repay will be linked to your income. You will be expected to repay 9% of your income each year over ?15000, or the monthly (?1250) or weekly (?28:face-thinks: equivalent. "
I dont know many site staff who are on more than ?15000. in fact i think i would probably struggle to name 1.
International students do pay a huge ammount more than british students, some people i know are paying ?10000 a year. Does anyone know if there is a program of financial aid to develope archaeology in other countries by sending people to foreign universities?
I think apathy in the younger generation is definately compounded by the lack of knowledge about the 'real world' of comercial archaeology. I had an idea of what it was like when i was starting my degree, but it wasn't till i started working at a unit this year that i realised how bad it can, and does, get. (thats not saying my current unit is particularly bad by the way) Bradford dont show it as all sunny days and spotless sites but there is an ellement of that at times. Talk to any lecturer who has actually worked in the field though and they will tell you the 'truth' about commercial arch.
There are people who will never really care or do anything to change their situation. There are plenty others who just need some guiding hand to develope a keen interest in many of the matters we discuss.
Another problem is the depth of knowledge that you need to grasp to usefully contribute, it can be quite daunting when you first read posts that mention 10 things you dont really understand, and some people will be put off by that.
I enjoy discussing topics that I think are important to my future career. Im also prepared to give up my time to take action to change the problems with our proffession. The problem I'm having is what form this action can take. I think it is definatly time to not only talk about things but make efforts towards change.
I remember someone ( cant remember who or in which topic but i definatly didnt dream it )mentioning helping with, basically, a publicity campaign in the early nineties that in the end lead to some changes. With the current public interest in archaeology created by Mr Robinson and friends surely it is the ideal time to launch further similar actions. If it doesn't work what do we lose?
quote from slc website
"When will I be expected to start repaying my loan?
You will not have to start repaying your loan until the April after you have finished or left your course. The amount you repay will be linked to your income. You will be expected to repay 9% of your income each year over ?15000, or the monthly (?1250) or weekly (?28:face-thinks: equivalent. "
I dont know many site staff who are on more than ?15000. in fact i think i would probably struggle to name 1.
International students do pay a huge ammount more than british students, some people i know are paying ?10000 a year. Does anyone know if there is a program of financial aid to develope archaeology in other countries by sending people to foreign universities?
I think apathy in the younger generation is definately compounded by the lack of knowledge about the 'real world' of comercial archaeology. I had an idea of what it was like when i was starting my degree, but it wasn't till i started working at a unit this year that i realised how bad it can, and does, get. (thats not saying my current unit is particularly bad by the way) Bradford dont show it as all sunny days and spotless sites but there is an ellement of that at times. Talk to any lecturer who has actually worked in the field though and they will tell you the 'truth' about commercial arch.
There are people who will never really care or do anything to change their situation. There are plenty others who just need some guiding hand to develope a keen interest in many of the matters we discuss.
Another problem is the depth of knowledge that you need to grasp to usefully contribute, it can be quite daunting when you first read posts that mention 10 things you dont really understand, and some people will be put off by that.
I enjoy discussing topics that I think are important to my future career. Im also prepared to give up my time to take action to change the problems with our proffession. The problem I'm having is what form this action can take. I think it is definatly time to not only talk about things but make efforts towards change.
I remember someone ( cant remember who or in which topic but i definatly didnt dream it )mentioning helping with, basically, a publicity campaign in the early nineties that in the end lead to some changes. With the current public interest in archaeology created by Mr Robinson and friends surely it is the ideal time to launch further similar actions. If it doesn't work what do we lose?