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It's no secret that having formal educational credentials is very highly valued in present day society , in spite of the fact that possessing such credentials in no way results in automatically possessing the knowledge/skill/experience said credentials are supposed to confer ...
I'm of the opinion that present day society places far too much importance on people having a piece of paper which shows they completed so and so many years of study at such and such educational institution ,when actual measurable knowledge/skill/experience should be given far more consideration ...
Which is why I'm curious to read the opinions of others regarding this issue .
It's no secret that having formal educational credentials is very highly valued in present day society , in spite of the fact that possessing such credentials in no way results in automatically possessing the knowledge/skill/experience said credentials are supposed to confer ...
I'm of the opinion that present day society places far too much importance on people having a piece of paper which shows they completed so and so many years of study at such and such educational institution ,when actual measurable knowledge/skill/experience should be given far more consideration ...
Which is why I'm curious to read the opinions of others regarding this issue .
Educated societies have a higher standard of living. That's really what it is all about. I for one would not want to live among a bunch of illiterates who never went to kindergarten
Educated societies have a higher standard of living. That's really what it is all about. I for one would not want to live among a bunch of illiterates who never went to kindergarten
I believe the Op is referring to college. Why would anyone argue against going to elementary school or K-12 in general?
Educated societies have a higher standard of living. That's really what it is all about. I for one would not want to live among a bunch of illiterates who never went to kindergarten
I mean there's a big difference between being illiterate and not placing the amount of emphasis modern day society does on education ...
FWIW the standard of living modern day societies have is not due to the heavy emphasis they place on people getting pieces of paper that show they attended a particular school for many years , but on the contributions of innovative people in the past ( many of whom were uneducated by present day standards ) as well as the maintenance of such knowledge by present day people , who aren't necessarily that well learned either ...
Said standard of living may very well slip into oblivion if the present day trend of worshiping the obtaining of pieces of paper by attending school continues in place of the acquisition of actual/usable knowledge and skills IMHO ...
I believe the Op is referring to college. Why would anyone argue against going to elementary school or K-12 in general?
That's correct ...
FWIW I'm not in the least arguing against the obtainment of formal education as such , but rather the tendency in modern day society that places ( IMHO ) too heavy of an emphasis on it as opposed to ( for example ) making people take tests that determine actual knowledge and skill in the course of obtaining employment ...
It's no secret that having formal educational credentials is very highly valued in present day society , in spite of the fact that possessing such credentials in no way results in automatically possessing the knowledge/skill/experience said credentials are supposed to confer ...
I'm of the opinion that present day society places far too much importance on people having a piece of paper which shows they completed so and so many years of study at such and such educational institution ,when actual measurable knowledge/skill/experience should be given far more consideration ...
Which is why I'm curious to read the opinions of others regarding this issue .
As one who spent about 5 1/2 years of my life obtaining a Civil Engineering degree, I agree with you. After obtaining the degree, the actual usage of the detailed knowledge obtained during the process was very minimal. About the only thing it proved was that I had the determination to stick with the task until it was accomplished, and that my mind was capable of processing all the intricate concepts involved in gaining the knowledge that I would seldom use.
In my opinion, perhaps we should go back to the guild system. Industry-specific knowledge gained, compiled, and shared through generations and across everyone involved.
The modern day problem with this is competition within the same industry. Why train somebody with all you know, when a competitor can just snipe him with a bit larger salary? This practice is good for certain cunning individual companies, but bad for society, the industry, and progress/innovation as a whole. A good example of why pure individualism isn't always the best system. Cooperation without back-stabbing has benefits, that's why humans evolved the social instincts they do.
Educated societies have a higher standard of living. That's really what it is all about. I for one would not want to live among a bunch of illiterates who never went to kindergarten
I think OP is talking about college.
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