Since high school I have been a Certified Nursing Assistant/ Geriatric Nursing Assistant (CNA/GNA). I have worked in a hospital and a nursing home since I received my certification from the Maryland Board of Nursing in 2012. When I worked at University of Maryland Medical Center I was always treated in a kind manner and with respect even though I was only senior at Edmondson West-Side High School. At the UMMC my education level would have mattered for the job I was doing, but I got the job as a intern through a program at my school call Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Health which is also know as BACH. If I actually wanted the position I needed a GED or high school diploma and certification from the Maryland Board of Nursing. As a nurse or nursing assistant education is key for your job because you are only allowed to complete certain tasks that are in your scope of practice. That basically means you are only allowed to do things you were taught and certified to do. For certain jobs I do think that the level of education matters. I mean would you want someone to operate on you if they never finished medical school. For most people knowing that their doctor or lawyer has all of their degrees makes them feel comfortable and better about going to them. In my opinion your wage nor respect should be determined by your level of education. Your wage should be determined by the difficulty of your work load or maybe how hard you actually work. As far as respect goes there are two sayings that state "treat others the way you want to be treated" and "you don't give respect you earn it" Although the second quote seem more geared towards every day life it still can work in the work place in some cases. The bottom line is that no matter what your education level may be respect is not a thing for the people who think they are superior to someone else it is meant for everyone.
Too right. Nowadays too much emphasis is put on having a degree for every position, and it's difficult to get a career without it. Internships and apprenticeships have gone by the wayside lately, and it's a shame. There's a lot of pride in learning a craft or a trade and making it your own, and it's hard to convey that in a liberal arts education.
ReplyDeleteI agree it really is, but for some things like doctors I feel like positions like those degrees should be emphasized since you need those people to actually know what they are doing and know they are doing it the right way.
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