Education and degrees?

I have met many, many, many educated utter morons, the kind of idiot that surprise you when they show up clothed. Truly an astounding number.

I have also met incredibly insightful and intelligent self-educated individuals. Would they be considered "well-educated" as the OP meant it?
 
Damocles said:
I have met many, many, many educated utter morons, the kind of idiot that surprise you when they show up clothed. Truly an astounding number.

I have also met incredibly insightful and intelligent self-educated individuals. Would they be considered "well-educated" as the OP meant it?
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Education can come from experience rather than school.
 
cawacko said:
aka football players at Auburn
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I have to admit that you have come up with a good example, although I would say, "Some college football players". Its not just Auburn, and some football players do get an education.
 
Jarod said:
I have to admit that you have come up with a good example, although I would say, "Some college football players". Its not just Auburn, and some football players do get an education.
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I picked Auburn specifically because I know it is your alma mater but yes there are athletes all over the country that hold degrees who did nothing to earn them.
 
cawacko said:
I picked Auburn specifically because I know it is your alma mater but yes there are athletes all over the country that hold degrees who did nothing to earn them.
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Its not just athletes, its also legacy's, ass kissers, and cock suckers and others I cant come up with right now.
 
Damocles said:
I have met many, many, many educated utter morons, the kind of idiot that surprise you when they show up clothed. Truly an astounding number.

I have also met incredibly insightful and intelligent self-educated individuals. Would they be considered "well-educated" as the OP meant it?
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You are confusing the issue, I agree with what you said above, but you are talking intelligence and degrees. I am talking, education and degrees.
 
Jarod said:
Its not just athletes, its also legacy's, ass kissers, and cock suckers and others I cant come up with right now.
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A legacy can get you into a school you might not deserve to be admitted to but being a legacy doesn't guarantee you a degree.
 
cawacko said:
A legacy can get you into a school you might not deserve to be admitted to but being a legacy doesn't guarantee you a degree.
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I believe that depends on the school and the type of legacy. If your parent donated lots of money or is someone very powerful at some schools that will guarantee you a degree. You don't think the system can be and is manipulated by people seeking degrees?
 
Jarod said:
I believe that depends on the school and the type of legacy. If your parent donated lots of money or is someone very powerful at some schools that will guarantee you a degree. You don't think the system can be and is manipulated by people seeking degrees?
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I went to school with Charles Schwab's son who flunked out. If a guy whose father has money and power like that can flunk out...

I'm sure there's an example of a kid who was a legacy who never went to class and basically bought a diploma. But examples like that are negligible in numbers.
 
cawacko said:
I went to school with Charles Schwab's son who flunked out. If a guy whose father has money and power like that can flunk out...

I'm sure there's an example of a kid who was a legacy who never went to class and basically bought a diploma. But examples like that are negligible in numbers.
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So, your school at the time did not allow legacy to skate, does that mean no schools do that?

I know its also possible to pass and still fail to have been educated.

You think Football Players at big football schools are the only ones who get that treatment?
 
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