If you could enhance your education would you?

Question

I am serious if you had a chance would you? Think about your circumstance would you? I sure would and I am. Let us know why and how you are enhancing your life with education. Or is education so over-rated? And it is experience that matters.

without being rude can anybody tell me who the oldest person on this site who is furthering the education.(I am so thick today)

Answer 1

Experience and education work hand in hand. Formal education is not an issue as much as someone being educated in general whether its being self taught or the person somehow obtains the necessary information for the industry. For instance I would rather hire a waiter that knows the proper way to open a bottle of wine and knows that the device is called a corkscrew vs. another waiter who calls it a squiggly thing and then puts the bottle between his legs as he wrestles with the cork.

Both waiters could be very good servers with plenty of experience but the latter of the two gets discredited for his ability simply because he does not know the proper procedure that falls in line with resturant ettiquite.

Answer 2

I am torn about this one. In order to "get ahead" in the world it is better to have "higher learning", however I find no matter what you learn until you put it into practice and gain experience you are fresh meat that is a liability until trained. Other than very specialized careers, there is nothing that you can't learn on the job. I work at a University and I must say the people that run the place are not the professors or the Deans, these people being the "employees" with the higher education, it is the managers, assistants, and secretaries that make the place go. But yes, I am all for going back to school. If I had to advise on what kind of education to get, I would tell people to get a trade i.e. plumbing, electrician, carpentry. There are less and less people going into these areas so the potential for great success and good money is high for someone who is willing to apply themselves, and the competition low. Seriously, I know people that have Masters/PH D's in psychology or law that work as taxi drivers because their fields are so bloated and they can't find work.

Answer 3

Yes, I would and I have!!

But I think it depends on the individual - not everyone is interested in improving their education - and that's cool.

Ultimately, it is the kind of person you are, what life has thrown at you and how you have dealt with it, and what experience you have had, that counts.

The most impressive degree from the best university in the world is of no use if the person lacks emotional intelligence.

I took an Open University degree and woould recommend it to anyone. Since then I've studied for an MA at London university, and have qualifications in counselling. So you could say I've been an education groupie!

For many people it can enhance quaity of life, job prospects and self esteem.

But I think the best education of all is being a parent!

Answer 4

This one can be argued either way for sure. I have always been a huge believer in education. I have a B.S. in Music, and Psychology and am currently working on a masters in music therapy (help autistic people learn through music). I currently am a science teacher... I am able to work out of field because of my education. Even though I am not a master of the subject... I have learned through education how to teach myself information very quickly.

Books can only take you so far though. My fiance's father came over to this country with nothing. Not even a high shcool education. Today he is a millionaire without a proper education. The problem is, he wants to go into something else now and cant because all he knows is his current business.. he cant adjust like I could.

I feel education is very important, and I would get as much as I could if possible

Answer 5

I started college when i was 17, I was in a pretty bad car accident and had troubles carrying things like back packs. SO... I dropped out and got an office job. Well the office job paid REALLY good so I stayed there for ***7*** Years!!! (big mistake) In the last year I was there, I was finally ready to go back to college, I started in the summer and it was GREAT! Then I started in the fall and My new manager told me my college schedule and his work schedule werent going to mesh well and I either needed to find a new job, or drop out of college. I wasnt going to drop college so I found a new job. Im a secretary, the pay is great, and In my down time I can study. Makes you think that God really does work in mysterious ways. But YES... When I was given the opportunity to advance my education... I took it. Im going to be a Radiation Therapist and treat people who have cancer with Radiation, Im going to specialize in children. I feel like Im doing something with my life where maybe I was just sitting through it all before. I feel like this is where I should be. Good Question.

Answer 6

Of course i would further enhance my education if i had the chance. I'm currently in year 11 and am trying to study well in: Physics, Chemistry, English, Maths, History, French and Theory Of Knowledge. Now you tell me if i am enhancing my education.

Answer 7

Experience starts to look the same after a while. It becomes an exercise in dealing with the same old thing. a bit of education spices up your life and makes you aware of things you were not previously engaged with. It's good. Sometimes you need a change of scenery.
Nothing wrong with experience though. It is the basis for competence.

Answer 8

I went back to college at 39 and have almost completed my second bachelors degree,....next fall graduate school!

Education is NOT over-rated at all. Studies show that someone with a college education has the potential to earn 1-million dollars more in their lifetime than someone who did not attend college.

Income aside, ....you just learn so much in college. Things they cannot and don't teach in high school. For example, I have taken classes on religion. Can you imagine trying to teach a religious course in high schools?--It would never happen!! Now I have a better understanding of Eastern and Western religions, their history and their people. This is just one example that comes to mind.

In a nutshell,...I recommend higher education for anyone who wants to do it.

Answer 9

As a software developer, constantly learning is part of my profession. I guess this is true for many jobs, but in software development, If you stop learning, you become useless.

But even beside my work, a high and improving education is very important for anyone. Your brain is a muscle, and when you stop learning, it becomes weak.

There was a time when it was almost impossible for a waitress to improve her knowledge portfolio, but today, if you have access to the Internet, you can find information about pretty much anything.

Answer 10

I finished my last year at school last year and started to work for a attorney's firm 5 days after my last exam. In the beginning of this year I enrolled at a correspondents college for a LLB Degree. My education is extremely important to me - the knowledge and everything that comes with the knowledge. I feel sorry for anybody who doesn's agree.