Comments on: Getting An Education v.s. Getting A Degree http://sarahaustin.com/12/20/2009/getting-an-education-v-s-getting-a-degree/ Hi I'm Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:35:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Matrixband http://sarahaustin.com/12/20/2009/getting-an-education-v-s-getting-a-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Matrixband Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:53:14 +0000 http://sarahaustin.com/?p=160#comment-27 A good formal education is great and can open a lot of doors. Once you are in (that door), however, it is up to you. A degree is like an award. It does hold value, but is not indicative of a real education. Education is what you take from the sum of all your experiences-(and yes it never ends). Also, I know several suposedly very smart educated folks that have no real common sense. Sarah, you continue to impress me with your self motivation, drive and curiosity. Good Luck! A good formal education is great and can open a lot of doors. Once you are in (that door), however, it is up to you. A degree is like an award. It does hold value, but is not indicative of a real education. Education is what you take from the sum of all your experiences-(and yes it never ends). Also, I know several suposedly very smart educated folks that have no real common sense. Sarah, you continue to impress me with your self motivation, drive and curiosity. Good Luck!

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]]> By: Education, Yes. Diploma, No. - ThatTallDude http://sarahaustin.com/12/20/2009/getting-an-education-v-s-getting-a-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Education, Yes. Diploma, No. - ThatTallDude Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:31:07 +0000 http://sarahaustin.com/?p=160#comment-21 [...] my inspiration, today’s post comes via Twitter. More specifically, a retweet that led me to a wonderful post by Sarah Austin (why don’t any pretty, geeky girls live in [...] [...] my inspiration, today’s post comes via Twitter. More specifically, a retweet that led me to a wonderful post by Sarah Austin (why don’t any pretty, geeky girls live in [...]

]]> By: Greg Wilker http://sarahaustin.com/12/20/2009/getting-an-education-v-s-getting-a-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Greg Wilker Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:06:48 +0000 http://sarahaustin.com/?p=160#comment-20 I bet a lot more. I know for me I learn by doing and listening to people who are working in the real world rather than from a teacher in a classroom I bet a lot more. I know for me I learn by doing and listening to people who are working in the real world rather than from a teacher in a classroom

]]> By: Leon Bacud http://sarahaustin.com/12/20/2009/getting-an-education-v-s-getting-a-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Leon Bacud Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:35:37 +0000 http://sarahaustin.com/?p=160#comment-19 That's a whole lot of conferences in the length of two years. In the same amount of time, I've only been to about 7. I've been told by exhibitors at a few of those conferences that merely going them is a major boost and a little ahead of the crowd when you are concurrently studying your trade. So do you feel that you learn more by going to these conferences as opposed to learning in class? That's a whole lot of conferences in the length of two years. In the same amount of time, I've only been to about 7. I've been told by exhibitors at a few of those conferences that merely going them is a major boost and a little ahead of the crowd when you are concurrently studying your trade. So do you feel that you learn more by going to these conferences as opposed to learning in class?

]]> By: Jouko Markula http://sarahaustin.com/12/20/2009/getting-an-education-v-s-getting-a-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Jouko Markula Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:31:47 +0000 http://sarahaustin.com/?p=160#comment-18 Been following you few years now..You seemed to have clear path from the start,cause you havent changed that much all. Good luck in a future, you are good at, what you do Been following you few years now..You seemed to have clear path from the start,cause you havent changed that much all. Good luck in a future, you are good at, what you do

]]> By: Sarah Austin http://sarahaustin.com/12/20/2009/getting-an-education-v-s-getting-a-degree/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Sarah Austin Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:23:54 +0000 http://sarahaustin.com/?p=160#comment-16 Pascal Bouvier on facebook says: intereesting thoughts on ivan illich deinstitutionalizing education. <br><br>this quote is actually very telling in light of the ascent of fb and other social networks : "The operation of a peer-matching network would be simple. The user would identify himself by name and address and describe the activity for which he sought a peer. A computer would send him back the names and addresses of all those who had inserted the same description. It is amazing that such a simple utility has never been used on a broad scale for publicly valued activity.<br>—Ivan Illich" Pascal Bouvier on facebook says: intereesting thoughts on ivan illich deinstitutionalizing education.

this quote is actually very telling in light of the ascent of fb and other social networks : “The operation of a peer-matching network would be simple. The user would identify himself by name and address and describe the activity for which he sought a peer. A computer would send him back the names and addresses of all those who had inserted the same description. It is amazing that such a simple utility has never been used on a broad scale for publicly valued activity.
—Ivan Illich”

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