I was watching the news today and I briefly heard some high school students in an inner city school saying “Education gets you everywhere,” and “…it gets you to college, it gets you a degree…”

And so, I realized higher education is not for everyone– whether it be due to fiscal concern, lack of confidence, or even the inability to attend school based on mental capacity.  Some people simply aren’t wired for school- I am not saying that this must mean they are not “smart” individuals.  Rather, they have no desire or feel no need to continue- they feel satisfied in a particular vocation that does not require higher learning.  And before we judge too quickly–many would be surprised that there are a lot of people who are not college graduates, perhaps receiving their G.E.D. later in life, that read a great deal, and care more about news, economy, and politics, more so than some who have graduated from higher institutions.  That is something to think about.

 I wonder if I’m an education addict?  I wonder if I’m addicted to being a student. I wonder if I continue school and not begin work, that that will make me lazy as a worker, unmotivated, perhaps.

In regard to continuing school and not taking a semester off, or even to start working in a music store of some sort– I combat that with “why not?”

So, readers, do what you want in life — if you feel it is good for you and your well-being, go for it.  And remember, it was Virgil who once said “They can because they think they can.”

Musically and gratefully yours,

Chelsea