Posted by Lorri Royle on November 23, 1997 at 15:17:50:
In Reply to: Re: Cooking Schools Vs. apprenticeships posted by Gerard on November 23, 1997 at 03:51:15:
: : don't you think it is possible to build a strong foundation with some formal education. My education comes from my family(95% are in the food industry), media(books, newspapers, internet, and tv), and now from a small community college. When I started school, there was already a firm foundation there to begin with. I hope by attending school I can hone those skills, when I get in the real world, perfect them. Lorri Royle
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: Hi Lorri,
: heres the question you ask yourself, what professional skills do I have?, school won't give you any but it will give you things that will come in handy as you begin to train, assuming that you take a professional position.
: Its the same in aany field, my bookeeper said the same about the accounting field, "they come into the company with the degree but they don't know how to use a calculator professionally."
: You'll do OK but remember when you graduate you're still at the beginning....with some usefull knowledge to help along the way.
: PS, my email doesn't work.
: Regards, Gerard
Hi, Gerard. Been along time. I totally agree. The real education starts the day I graduate. My class is full of prima-donnas who don't think that way. They are going to be so dissappointed when they graduate to 5-6 dollars an hour. This web site is full of people who want to change their current career and go into culinary arts, but how many culinary arts graduates give up because of the pay and go into another line of work? Lorri