“So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time.” IfsNeedsKindCertainCommunityCollegeWorkersAvailableStuckAffordableCurriculumCommunity College Author:George W. Bush
“I stopped acting when I was about nineteen, twenty, when I got thrown out of college. I did act for about ten years. I don't know. I suspect I'm still a reasonably good actor, but I don't really know that I want to get on the stage again ... and having to say all those boring words by me over and over again ... I don't know if I want to do that. Also, I like a certain amount of freedom of movement, and if you're acting, you're stuck in one place for a long time. Having said that, I will probably be onstage next fall.” IfsKnowsWantYearsLongSaidStillsCertainFallNextActorsActingStageMovementCollegeAmountTenLong TimeTwentiesBoringStuckThrownSuspectsGood ActorsNineteen Book:Stretching My Mind: The Collected Essays of Edward Albee Source: Stretching My Mind: The Collected Essays of Edward Albee
“I didn't really like being at college. It wasn't like it was Oxford and had been the most wonderful time of my life. It was really a dull, boring course I was stuck on.” CoursesWonderfulCollegeBoringStuckDullOxfordTime Of My LifeWonderful Times Author:Mick Jagger
“I like high school and college writing textbooks and find them very helpful. Whenever I'm stuck and seem to have no ideas, I open one up and turn to the back. There I'll find questions like, "Have you had any experiences with an alcoholic or a sailor?"” WritingIdeasSeemsSchoolTurnsCollegeHigh SchoolStuckNo IdeaHelpfulAlcoholicsSailorTextbooks Author:David Sedaris
“I just wanted to be a composer; I became an actor by default, really. I got a scholarship to a college of music and drama, hoping to take a scholarship in music. But I ended up as an acting student, so I've stuck with that for the last 50-odd years.” YearsWantedLastsActorsActingStudentsCollegeDramaStuckOddComposerScholarshipDefault Author:Anthony Hopkins
“I did stand up first in high school, joined an improv group in college, kept doing stand up after that, no one could deter me. And I have no other skills really, so I'm sorta stuck with this now. It's a little late to switch over to an ornithologist.” FirstsLittlesSchoolGroupsCollegeSkillsLateHigh SchoolStuck Author:Greg Proops
“I think if I hadn't been a writer, I'd have been a teacher like my dad. He was a college professor, and one of my greatest regrets is that he passed away before I was able to prove to him that I wasn't going to be stuck working at Rax Roast Beef for the rest of my life!” IfsThinkingHas BeensAbleTeacherCollegeRegretDadProveMy DadStuckProfessorsBeefPassed AwayCollege ProfessorsRoast Beef Author:Meg Cabot
“I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.” SchoolTaughtCollegeComputerHigh SchoolStuckProgrammingComputer ScienceTaught UsElementary School Author:Masi Oka
“A majority of students who come into community colleges are still stuck at high school level or remedial math. And when they take it in college, they still don't pass it. So the Carnegie Foundation got together and created two accelerated courses that focus on real-world applications of numbers like for health, for civics, for personal finance - concepts that you and I use every single day.” WorldStillsTwoRealUseSchoolTogetherCoursesCommunityLevelsNumbersFocusStudentsCollegeHigh SchoolConceptsFoundationMajorityMathStuckFinanceReal WorldApplicationCivicsPersonal FinanceCarnegieCommunity College Author:Anya Kamenetz