I'm going through the motions on riddle online. Believe me, it's a joke - but don't tell anyone. I guess if I was really into it I
could learn something esoteric and trivial. But I've learned more from my own personal reading and travel since I stopped taking classes 6 months ago.
Gonna finish 'er up here pretty soon. Minimal effort is enough to score solid Bs and a few As. Not that I
want to have to try harder - I don't - but really, shouldn't a college degree involve more??? Maybe this is a gripe about colleges in general as I really don't enjoy being 'forced' to learn something (and I've done online and in-person at a different school), but then Riddle seems to be pretty bad in that regard. The best classes I've ever had were at a non-aviation school in a non-aviation field.
I kind of resent having to go through the motions when I guarantee I could be learning a lot more if I had discretionary use of the time I waste on riddle. But hey, I can 'check the box', right?
If I could do it over, I'd do the exact same thing. The system set up the way it is, I feel like I took full advantage of it. Time and money wise, I got a lot of bang for the buck (online is cheaper and did the training pt.61 on my own time and cash schedule). A close second would have been go to a state school and get a non-aviation degree. But you lose seniority and possibly therefore earning potential, whatever
that's worth.
A degree shouldn't be required in aviation, and if it has to be, then it should be required to
mean something.
Anyway, have fun at riddle!
