Education as a crutch
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="crutch">crutch</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="field">field</span>, <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crutch">crutch</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, “<span word="you">you</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="on">on</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crutch">crutch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="crutch">crutch</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commonsensical">commonsensical</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="make">make</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="part">part</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="sorted">sorted</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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