A degree in the “classics”?! Oh well. At least he actually works. Otherwise, I’d say we have a future OWS on our hands. He must like his janitor job a lot.
The article states that he intends to earn a Master’s degree and teach. However, I would like to state that there is nothing wrong with being a janitor. When I used to look up to Bill Cosby (before I knew he was a racist, political hack) I remember hearing him say to a college graduating class, “Don’t ever believe you know more than the janitor.” And I always thought that was great advice. And, I don’t believe this man is a “future OWSer”. He is 52, almost finished law school in his native country,and has continuously worked as a janitor here in the U.S. Kudos to him! I am a “mature student” and he is an inspiration to me.
Why scorn quotes around the word “classics”? Back when the point of getting a university education was universally understood as becoming educated, not getting job credentials (they’re universities, not polytechnics or trade schools), Classics was one of the great majors: you read foundational written works of our civilization in the original Greek and Latin. Why do you think the Founders wrote the Federalist Papers under a Latin pseudonym?