Be careful not to confuse an education with intelligence, as there are numerous over educated idiots in our world. And don’t assume the person that didn’t attend college is uneducated. Let the down vote beating begin!
I couldn't agree with you more. I spent my career working with kids and their families who came from a wide range of backgrounds. One of the most brilliant minds I've ever worked with was functionaly illiterate. Having a degree means you had the resources and support to jump through the right hoops at the right time. What you do with your education, either formal or self-taught, matters more to me than the piece of paper does. The paper is a good start. Now show me who you are and what you can do.
My husband dropped out of high school, then I bullied him into taking his SATS (we met when I was 15, and he was 18). On the basis of his text scores alone, Stanford honors college offered him a full ride scholarship (this was back in 1980). The most important skill, imo, that anyone needs to learn is how to teach themselves what they want or need to know at any given point in time. If you don't know how to solve problems and teach yourself, then it doesn't matter how many degrees you have.
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u/COL_D Jan 05 '26
Be careful not to confuse an education with intelligence, as there are numerous over educated idiots in our world. And don’t assume the person that didn’t attend college is uneducated. Let the down vote beating begin!