I know somebody who has got 2 degrees but in general conversation didn't know what the word "sabotage" means

Question

How can you get through university and pass 2 degrees and not know what sabotage means?

Answer 1

A degree doesn't make you a know all. It means you know about the topic you studies. If you studied terrorism and you didn't know about sabotage then yeah you are dumb.

However I agree if you don't know what sabotage is then you may be a bit slow.

Answer 2

I find the brainiest of people do not posess hardly any common sense,
These are two completely different things and and should not be confused with coming together, I like to think that I have a lot of common sense but not very brainy atall.
Plus knowing everthing you need to know about science for example does not mean that you know everything about the world etc.
I work for an architects and although they all have degrees, can they spell or write neatly or use puctuation marks in the right context ermm NO!

Answer 3

A degree is not a measure of intelligence. When I went to university I was astounded when seemingly 'dumb' people got very good grades. The way most universities mark papers means all that is required is the ability to regurgitate information. Being able to learn things 'parrot fashion' is quite simple. Repetitive learning works for most people. I suspect that your friend was able to do this. Also, there are degrees out there that are not worth the paper they are written on. I doubt if your friend has a credible degree or uses either of them for their profession. There is of course the possibility that he / she was encountering the word for the first time in their life. Choose your social acquaintances more carefully if stimulating conversation is your desire.

Answer 4

in as much a way that intelligence quotient or IQ tests do not measure true intelligence, neither does a university degree AFFORD one intelligence. Even so, intelligence is not the same thing as Wisdom. There are different types of intelligence, social, emotional, intellectual etc.
Your question says to me, that you assume that if one has 2 degrees, you ought to know everything. That is not very intelligent (sorry, but you asked). I'm not saying you are stupid, but the act of basing a conclusion on an assumption is generally not very intelligent. To assume anything is dangerous and not well thought out.
I've got several university qualifications, i specialized in languages, but ask me anything about maths and i will sit there for days, thinking about the answer, or, as my intelligence will drive me, to the internet.
This does not make me stupid, it only means i never explored that area of information sufficiently (i never took it to final year in high school, although in almost all schools i know of now, its compulsory) because my best friend hated it at the time, and i used to try to "fit in" by bunking it with her, my maths classes that is. She used to disrupt maths lessons by mocking the maths teacher and imitating her and just about anything and everything.
I'm a linguistic specialist, yet i don't know every single word that exists in the dictionary, or any of the 2 other languages which i speak, read, and write in. Nobody is a "fountain of wisdom" nor are we born with knowledge, we acquire it, through our education and or life experiences. Do you know everything there is to know about your area of expertise? Did you get a 100% pass rate? Who does? Ask any educational institution if ANYBODY ever passes with 100% pass rate in their courses. Nobody is perfect, the day that you are, then start pointing a finger around you.

Answer 5

I might have agreed with you until a few years back when I got into university.

The amount of ignorance was appalling ~ thus the evidence of the dumbing down of education and its standards.

However, I suppose an answer might well have to do with the subjects that the degrees were gained in.!

I recall one time of having to explain to a teacher 'The Pleasure Principle,' and she was totally 'Amazed' as she knew nothing about it nor had ever thought along the lines I explained to her (she must have been some 30 years older than me too).

Sash.

Answer 6

I have a degree and also know what sabotage means. I guess that makes ne the exception.

Answer 7

I am full of admiration for young folk who study and obtain their degrees in whatever but for years i have always had the feeling that all the studying that has to be endured tends to dampen the wit and general knowledge of current events and could cause a person to be regarded as dull so i imagine that life adjusts a person to recoup their originality as they get older, and then tell you that "meant" is all one word and your question mark is inappropriate

Answer 8

In a lot of cases passing exams doesn't necessarily mean a person has a wide outlook of the word or any common sense. I am not saying that all people who have qualifications are like this

Answer 9

Nowadays degrees are useless.

The University of Life is the only place to learn.

Answer 10

Just because they have a degree does not mean that they know everything it would be very dependant on how much they have retained in their brain.
What difference would it make really if they know it or not. We all have specialist areas that we are knowledgeable about and there are darker areas where our knowledge is limited. We are all different and thats what makes us all unique.