I saw a person post a link today that directed to an online class of sort where it seemed like there were real professionals and celebrities that were offering online courses of sorts where they would teach people about their profession. One of the pitches too is that for things such as artistic and sports based schools people could charge well over five figures for like a six month course in order to receive a certification of sorts from that school. Instead you could learn directly from an actual well known professional this way for like three figures.
I was thinking how the majority of students would probably sign up due to the notion that getting “close” to a high authority figure of sorts would somehow translate to their business and career options all of a sudden catapulting to success. To that I would say it would most likely just end up as another big expense one way or another. At the same time, if you did approach it purely as a way to learn would something like this actually be a good replacement than going to like a private school for a few months?
This was a little tricky I thought as I can see both sides of the coin. But I can see the benefits to this as there were times where I did learn things in an expensive course in a publicly operated school as an example where in hindsight it would have been way better to just learn from actual industry professionals. It was only then when I was taught more of the business aspect of doing things which in many ways I feel was more important at the start than the trade skill itself development itself.
There is no one perfect answer or way for everyone of course. But there can be times where spending thousands to learn a trade can in many ways make no sense. Especially in fields where degrees and certifications don’t really play that big of a role in the long run. Like how do you say that to someone without blatantly saying avoid school in general as an example? Usually saying such a thing would imply to people that they shouldn’t get an education period.
I never thought of this stuff when I was like in high school as an example. Almost makes me think that you should learn these types of things so that you can make the best decision for yourself so that you don’t go into debt while still getting what you need to get going.