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Didn't you once tell me that they were itinerant?
visitor said:Steve Jobs famously got his idea for the Apple OS from a dance class in Univ.
visitor said:If a person spends $40,000 and 4 years learning to "regurgitate information" it was waste of time and money. A university education should endow someone wth the skills to think critically, to understand the context of our sociey in history, to be able to argue logically and consider other points of view, to communicate effectively: in short: to be an educated person. Knowledge of "stuff" gets outdated very quickly. Certainly some people can learn to think critically without the benefit of University, but learning that under a brilliant thinker is invaluable. To my mind a leader needs to be creative, a forward thinker, be able to assess information and make decisions when faced with unique situations. Ideally that person would both be a critical thinker and have specific knowledge of their trade.
geo said:pert much all that formal education is designed to teach people how to think for themselves, learning on their own. You don't really need a university degree to become educated (but that piece of paper is validating the fact that you did).
time expired said:This thread reminds of a quote I read in a book about the Korean war, the author mentioned
that in his dealings with the US Army,that he was amazed that so many were PHDs and so many
were ignorant b%&§?stards and how many were both.
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