2007-09-28 23:24:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Do you think one loses their common sense with it?
2007-09-28 23:25:33 · update #1
Lizzy-Tish - Relax. It was just a question. No need to go there
2007-09-29 05:31:05 · update #2
I believe education doesn't affect common sense, but it will affect reasoning. I had an uncle that was a PhD. He said just because you had one didn't mean that you knew anything, but people would listen to you. Also I knew a PhD. that could walk in soaking wet. You could ask if it was raining, and he wouldn't know. So, education can help in the area where we are educated, but it can get in the way of reasoning. God uses the simple to confound the wise. Common sense is somewhat learned, but I think it is a gift from God. Some people just don't get it or use it.
2007-09-29 01:17:57 · answer #1 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that one can be "over educated" per se. What the term refers to really is people who spent their entire life in academia without ever having worked in a job outside. If they then want a job outside, they'll command a high salary, but lack experience and employers will say, yes, you may know the theory of it all, but you haven't proven that you can theory into practice.
One can also be over-educated for a specific job. If I have an advanced degree, but apply for a job as a secretary, then I'm clearly overeducated for the job and employers know that and will assume that I will leave for something better as soon as another opportunity arises. So oftentimes, less educated people are presumed to be more grateful for the job and will stay longer and work harder because they have fewer opportunities to move elsewhere.
Lastly, being too well educated also means that you're less likely to put up with, or see through, a lot of the BS that goes on in workplaces. It does depend on the type of work you do and the field you're in.
2007-09-29 06:43:47 · answer #2 · answered by scubalady01 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Being "over-educated" does sort of hurt if you're trying to get a job in something you are overqualified for, but in most cases, I don't think its' dangerous to be highly educated.
Except in instances where pursuing knowledge becomes an obsession, which is possible, and people do lose touch with reality.
The movie "Pi" is a great example of that.
2007-09-29 06:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people have no common sense anyway....I think you can only be over educated if you cannot make the connections between the things you have learned. Under those circumstances your education serves to confuse you.
2007-09-29 06:31:59 · answer #4 · answered by blueink 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No knowledge is power and generally a statement like that comes from someone who wanted an education but didn't get one , so they put people who have educations down.
2007-09-29 07:55:01 · answer #5 · answered by Lizzy-tish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the more education (degrees etc.) people acquire the less common sense they have. Some people are educated beyond their intelligence !!!
2007-09-29 10:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Diana 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am 56 and still go to college to study. I love to learn.
But I hate ' show off ' even here I find that people submit long boring answers and just really labour their point untill they actually loss their point.
2007-09-29 06:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by failte1950 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think over educated people have no logic skills for real life. I think it's called "street smarts".
2007-09-29 10:55:09 · answer #8 · answered by Granny 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I refer you to the arts and humanities section,subsection,philosophy.
trust me,your answer is there.
2007-09-29 08:41:39 · answer #9 · answered by min 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only if it's the excuse they give you for not hiring you.
2007-09-29 10:32:29 · answer #10 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋