Of the frequent commenters here, What is your education level?

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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I read on my own
    Education is very important, the formality and certification, less so.
    I had to drop out of college after my first year because I didn't qualify for student loans and I couldn't possibly keep up with the payments.

    I've touched a beating heart, I've dislocated/reduced hip and shoulder joints and broken femurs, I've saved a life, I've read Paradise Lost, Ulysses, and Shakespeare, Keats, Browning, and Wilde complete works among much much else, I'm pretty well versed in scientific knowledge, I learned life skills out the yingyang in Boy Scouts, and I've learned just about everything possible about growing food in temperate climates.

    Maybe someday I will get a degree, in the meantime I keep up well enough with my highly educated wife and that's good enough for me.
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  • FactoryMan93
    FactoryMan93 Posts: 723
    Here is what I learned from University/College... Do not believe everything somebody tells you. This stuff is not for everybody. I also learned how these things are institutions run by people who do not care if you pass, fail, or take many years to finish, as long as everybody get their money. I have a Masters in Criminology, because this is what was expected of me. It is also a career I did not pursue. Along the way I met some great friends, travelled to places I only dreamed of visiting, and most importantly, I fell in love with the woman of my dreams. I am fairly young so you never know, I may choose a different career path. The job I have allows me to pay my bills, travel, see rock shows, and have fun with my family and friends. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Post grad
    mfc2006 said:
    Skooool is grate.
    I agree.  At one time I dodn't even know what a college graduate was.  Now I are one.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Graduated with an undergrad
    University isn't the be all end all here. Plumbers, electricians, builders, and construction workers earn more than university graduates.
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  • riley540
    riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,132
    Some college
    I went to 3 semesters of colleg in 2014 and 15. I stopped because I lacked interest in what I was doing and I figured it was too much money for something I wasn’t into. I told myself I’d go back if I knew what I wanted to do. 

    In 2019 I am going back to school to study Film Production and the Cinematic Arts. I’d love to work on movies, and maybe even make my own some day 
  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpdt7omPoa0
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Post grad
    dignin said:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpdt7omPoa0
    Nevada?  What can I say?  :lol:
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    edited May 2018
    Post grad
    BA in Irish and Irish Folklore
    Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting
    MA Léamh agus Scríobh na Gaeilge
    MA Terminology

    Currently doing another Postgrad Diploma in Translation and Editing
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    edited May 2018
    Post grad

    mickeyrat said:
    why does it matter?
    Yeah, I'm still curious about this as well.

    And what about the infrequent commenters?  Why would they be excluded? 

    Just curious.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Graduated with an undergrad
    Agreed. I truly don’t think it matters at all.
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  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
    Post grad
    I think it's interesting from a sociological point of view
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
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    jnimhaoileoin said:
    I think it's interesting from a sociological point of view
    Reminds me of why, after one semester in college, I changed my major from Sociology to Humanities, lol!

    Interesting?   Perhaps, but how so?  If there is a point to this, I like to know what it is.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
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    Well it's obvious to me anyway. It's interesting to see if people's social and political views can be linked to their level of educational attainment. It's a very common area of study in statistics
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    edited May 2018
    Post grad
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Well it's obvious to me anyway. It's interesting to see if people's social and political views can be linked to their level of educational attainment. It's a very common area of study in statistics
    What, then, is your conclusion jnimhaoileoin?  Is there a link  between people on these forums social and political views and their level of education?  And if so, what does that link tell you?

    Edit:  I'm not trying to goad or badger you.  I really am curious as to how you (or others here) perceive this link between the view and education level of those who comment here.

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    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • jnimhaoileoin
    jnimhaoileoin Baile Átha Cliath Posts: 2,682
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    Well I wasn't the one who asked the question, as I don't have time to analyse the data and seek an answer. I have exams this week :tongue:
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
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    brianlux said:
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    I think it's interesting from a sociological point of view
    Reminds me of why, after one semester in college, I changed my major from Sociology to Humanities, lol!

    Interesting?   Perhaps, but how so?  If there is a point to this, I like to know what it is.

    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Well I wasn't the one who asked the question, as I don't have time to analyse the data and seek an answer. I have exams this week :tongue:
    OK matts, I'll throw it back to you.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Post grad
    Here's me take:  I don't think a fancy document that gets hung on the wall necessarily means a hill of beans when it comes to being knowledgeable, wise and well learned. Those pieces of paper help you get a better job, for sure.  But beyond that?  It's what you put into to and what you take our of it.  If it was just about meeting the course requirements and compiling a list of college credits, then (for example) every doctor would be a fine doctor.  They're not.  I've know some really shitty doctors.  And if lack of a college education means you are ignorant and ill informed, then some people on these boards would be totally idiots not worth giving the time of day... but of course that's horse pucky.  There are non-degreed people on these boards who can run mental circles around some of us with degrees- including me.

    Here's another factor:  Age.  My father went to U.C. Berkeley in the late 40's and told me he got a few C's in some of his more difficult engineering classes.  I told him, "That must have been discouraging."  He replied, "Why?  "C" grades in those days were perfectly acceptable.  B's were hard to get and only the very brightest received A's.  C's meant you were average.  If you got a "C" in a tough class, there was no shame in that."

    I finished my BA in 1978 and by then, a "C" was considered a poor grade.  The average grade was a "B".

    When I was a program assistant at our local college in the early 00's, if any of our students received a "C" grade, they freaked out.  Everybody expected to get A's.  Schools now hand out A's like candy.  And because of that, a lot of young people who are out in the world doing life, are learning life.  Doesn't mean a degree isn't useful or that an education cannot be enlightening, but there is no guarantee either way. The standards of education are what could use some upgrading.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,868
    Post grad
    You know I’m not going to let my daughter read any of this nonsense because I would like her to go to college and study something she can be happy working in that field. ;)
    hippiemom = goodness
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Post grad
    cincybearcat said:
    You know I’m not going to let my daughter read any of this nonsense because I would like her to go to college and study something she can be happy working in that field. ;)
    Wise move, Cincy.  :lol:

    Actually, I'm all for getting an education.  I likewise am hoping my step-daughter finishes her degree.  She is super smart and self-confident, etc. and will probably do well anyway, but the fact is, college degrees open doors.  That simple.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Graduated with an undergrad
    jnimhaoileoin said:
    Well it's obvious to me anyway. It's interesting to see if people's social and political views can be linked to their level of educational attainment. It's a very common area of study in statistics
    The less analytical you are the more conservative you are.
    I made a thread recently in here with a study...
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