is it because they have no common sense?
2007-08-01 08:24:28 · 8 answers · asked by ROYaJANI 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
There may be a number of answers to your question.
First, these degrees are rather specialized and do not go into all areas.
Second, sometimes people withe degrees think that they are smart and do not cultivate other interests.
Third, you are picking on a particular group and think that just because they have a degree that they should be smart.
Fourth, some colleges and universities re very week and have poor programs.
I hope hat his answer helps.
2007-08-01 08:32:00 · answer #1 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is "book learning" and then there is the innate "common sense", which can also be described as a survival skills base of creative thought and problem solving capabilities.
There are a lot of people with high school diplomas running small companies because they have the ability to learn new skills and work with people. They understand the concepts of cost analysis and the steps to get to where they want to be from where they are, and what risks to take.
You will see a lot of PhDs working for the post office because they either didn't have what it takes to make a living in their degree fields, or could not deal with the responsibility.
I know some highly educated folks that cannot think their way out of a paper bag. I have one near-genius level friend with a bachelor's from Rice University in... psychology and filmmaking. Wound up in the handcrafting business. Didn't understand that in a given marketplace with a bunch of people making and selling essentially the same stuff, you don't share any personal information on yourself with the competition, no matter how "nice" that person seems at first. 20 years and she STILL doesn't understand that.
2007-08-01 15:42:27 · answer #2 · answered by revsuzanne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would seem that in some cases book sense and common sense does not exist in the same person. Perhaps it is due to the fact that they spent so much time with their noses buried in books they didn't have a chance to learn and grow in the real world. I think this is more true for those that went to college straight out of high school as opposed to those of us who took time off first.
2007-08-01 15:33:03 · answer #3 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common sense is important, but not a part of the curriculum. Sometimes, coursework can be so theoretical that it omits practical knowledge entirely.
2007-08-01 15:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some really don't, they probably just coasted through school and didn;t have to put any effort into it cuz mommy and daddy probably paid for it all...You don't have to be smart to go to college, alot of people just do the minimum just to pass, but they still get their degree.
2007-08-01 15:30:15 · answer #5 · answered by daisy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Degrees don't really say how smart a person is, just how good of a student they are. Intellegence helps though.
2007-08-01 15:32:02 · answer #6 · answered by Todd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Book smarts and street smarts are completely different things.
2007-08-01 15:31:47 · answer #7 · answered by najlah J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its because we Drank to much in school and dont remember anything.
2007-08-01 15:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by Hermatt 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋