At 11:34 AM 4/9/96 -0600, you wrote: > >> The program I am in, for example, requires >>either a thesis or an internship of at least 6 months. Six months >>is a long time to go without money. > >Certainly, a paid internship is a great idea, and something to strive for. >However, where do students get the idea that they are owed a living for being a >student? You don't get paid for the courses you take. You don't get paid for >the time you put in on a thesis. Why do you expect to be paid for the >internship? Most interns I've seen work less than 40 hours per week, and they >could easily have a part-time job just like when taking classes. > >Students are getting an education. They are being given a service. Why should >they be given a wage for that privilege? Yes, fellowships, grants, and other >aid are important to help those from poor families get out of that cycle. >That's a separate issue from being owed a living. I met a student who >complained bitterly because he was only given $13,000 per year to go to school. >This is in a city where that much money can buy a cheap house! He was not >teaching or performing any other services for that money. That's simple >charity on the part of the university, and he was complaining that the charity >wasn't as much as he felt he was owed. What a parasite! > >Get real, folks. Schooling, including courses, theses, and internships, are >training to allow you to get the job you want. If you don't want to waste your >time getting schooling without pay, become a bank teller or a store clerk. If >you want to get rich, become a TV star or a football player. If you want a >museum job, it takes dedication and you get little pay, either during your >training or once you get a job. > >I apologize for the tenor of this post. You've hit a nerve with this thread >and I've been biting my tongue and sitting on my hands over all the messages on >this topic. I could hold still no longer. > >Robin Panza [log in to unmask] >Section of Birds >Carnegie Museum of Natural History >4400 Forbes Ave. >Pittsburgh PA 15213 USA Did anyone see "Non Sequiter" today? :) Amy.>