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Yes... but schooling is only a part of education. Without the "street smarts and some wisdom" to go along with it, it's not much good. The best combination, if you're fortunate enough, is to have some of each. I have known people with little or no education, who were highly successful because they were intelligent thinkers and real doers. I've also known some with 3 degrees behind their name, who were complete "duds", because they had no smarts and no work ethic.
12 years ago. Rating: 31 | |
I have an associate's in electronics and I'm 3 month shy of being a nurse. Do I count?
12 years ago. Rating: 32 | |
Not me,but both of my girls got their masters.I'm pretty proud of that.
12 years ago. Rating: 28 | |
( Hons) Economics, 1974, University of Dundee, while I was serving on HMS Scylla, amazing what you could do by post then, never did me any good though, still as poor as a church mouse..KOTF.
12 years ago. Rating: 26 | |
I've never gone too college, But I know two language build my own home, have a pilot license, have 30 yr. mining experience, took architecture for a year, work as a cabinet maker,ride a motor cycle,Also work three yr. electrical, got marry had two kids, is there anything else I need to know? too qualified?Now am retire with a full pension.
12 years ago. Rating: 26 | |
Mine is, I have 50 years at the college of Knoxville, can speak english, redneck and street, civil designed and built railroads all over the USA since 1968, have ex's, which is an education in itself, I don't want to brag, facebook, but I have a motor boat license and it really flies !
Yes
12 years ago. Rating: 25 | |
I know now 30 years later moma was right i should have gone to college..
12 years ago. Rating: 24 | |
I earned an associates degree using veteran's benefits before my time ran out, after having initially dropped out of school two months into the freshmen year of high school. While education doesn't necessarily make a person smarter, it does have the potential of making someone more knowledgeable of the different subjects they studied. In analogy, you could hand a set of wrenches to two different people. One won't be able to change a tire, while the other will probably change an engine...it's all in what they do with the tools. Meanwhile, hopefully the other guy will have found a profession where he will be able to pay someone to change his flat tires for him. Life is a path with lots of twists, turns, and forks along the way. The best anyone can do is not to get lost in the journey.
12 years ago. Rating: 24 | |
No i'm have not a college degree, so what, i'm a tradesman instead, what does that make me?
12 years ago. Rating: 23 | |
6 months short of a degree,had to postpone and never ended up going back, though the study was in the field I now work in, I have found none of the information to be of any consequence here. We still have students come through and the best advice I can give them is to forget the books and concentrate on what we have to work with, and those we are trying to help,which are by no stretch of the imagination text book material, nor can they be lumped into categories
12 years ago. Rating: 23 | |
Come on what sort of a stupid question is that, college degree, really.
It is of no surprise to learn everyone on this site is holding a college degree, be it some Ivy League college orThe College of lifes` Experience, The College of Hard Knocks, The college of on the Job Training.
Surely you knew that, don`t you read the deep meaningful answers on here, c`mon?
Education starts the moment you leave your place of learning, no amount of "education" can replace years on experience.
Some people get a Masters in a subject and a failure in life.
12 years ago. Rating: 23 | |
Yes, B.A. and K-12 teaching credential. My GPA was terrible.
12 years ago. Rating: 21 | |
I went from a useless piece of crap high school kid to getting masters studying psychology, microbiology, and genetics. I actually had job in high school making more money than my teachers did. Didnt want to go to college at that time. Got tired of working hard like a slave then went to college.
12 years ago. Rating: 21 | |
No college degree here,just the school of hard knocks.My father was a school teacher before he went to work in the steel mills and he wanted each of us four kids to go to college and not one of us went,go figure...But it was his # 1 rule while we were still at home,we must finish high school,which we all did.Should have listened to the old man.And he had the monies set aside for us to go also,but still a no go.
12 years ago. Rating: 11 | |
I have two AA degrees: Early Childhood Education and Addiction Specialist
I lived across the street from a lovely junior college nestled in the trees. After getting those degrees, I’d just walk across the street at the beginning of a semester and take whatever pleased me. (Night classes) I took ALL the psychology classes and many art classes. It was the fun of my life but I don’t know that it helped me financially. (Maybe a little)
I don’t know if I could have gotten a BA ~ I couldn’t pass Algebra. (But I wrote an excellent funny article about my experiences in the Algebra class.)
12 years ago. Rating: 10 | |