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how much stuff have you studied about stuff?
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I've been wondering for a while now, what level of education does the average S&Per have? so in the quest to better understand where everyone is coming from, I ask you, how much stuff have you studied about stuff?
How much stuff have you studied about stuff?
You may choose only one


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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out of interest, if you are currently studying at university/college, please post what you're studying. I'm currently studying 1st year biology and chemistry.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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Due to multiple majors, I have nearly 300 college credits.  I studied theatre arts, humanities, human communication and psychology.

As a home-learner (age 6 to 16 secondary ed, lifelong on subjects of interest) I grew up at the library and have read many thousands of books on hundreds of subjects.

(And yes, I do kick ass at Trivial Pursuit. :grin:)

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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Ya, there are some dumb kids in here. yet sometimes the people who value college less-so and dont take coarses would school you any day in subjects you study.

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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I said "finished tertiary," but actually I'm on my last semester. I'll have a BA in Sociology by the end of the year.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: stemmer]
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College is over-rated, and I dont care where you study.
Not that Im not at about the 200 creadit "mark".
Honors students are a gas, lets just say.

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: stemmer]
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Yes, there are very knowledgable people who haven't undertaken formal study. this is just a rough survey to see what S&Per's have studied formally.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: stemmer]
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stemmer said:
College is over-rated, and I dont care where you study.



I respectfully disagree your opinion. if you don't care about others education then why are posting in this thread?


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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Cause I thought it was a funny question. You know that most truely educated individuals that come to the forum would not be interested and have better things to do than talk chat philosophy and such.
I just thought it was a silly-qualifier type post. I was just messin around anyways. I do beleive where you go to school matters.

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: stemmer]
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And the people who respond to this are either educated, or just putzing around. SO you wont know how many people are educated given how few you will talk to. This will be erased in a days time.

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: stemmer]
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you're right, but this is hardly a rigid statisical experiment. the number of respondents doesn't matter to me as long as there are some responses. (there are already 7) I think many here would be interested to know what education others here may have. But thanks for your contribution, every opinion adds to the picture. :thumbup:


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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Just stuff..


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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I chose "some tertiary" because I dropped-out of University after three years. I came to loathe a system which was only marginally better at giving me what I wanted than the Public education system had been. I would hazard a guess that upwards of 90% of the knowledge I have has come from sources outside of the school system. The 10% I did learn in the school system is almost entirely in the "socialization" area - school taught me how to get along with other people and not much else :smirk:

My "eductation" is almost entirely self-taught.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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In addition to my studies in school, I'd like to add that I've studied economics and history a great deal on my own. I've also tried to learn as much as I can about quantum physics and string theory with my limited math skills.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: trendal]
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wouldn't you have finished after 3 years anyway? what were you studying?


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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No it was an Honours program, so it was a full 4 years.

I was studying Computer Science.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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psychomime said:
wouldn't you have finished after 3 years anyway?


I don't know what it's like in New Zealand, but here in North America, it's usually 4 years, though it's 4 1/2 for me, due to some bad decisions early on.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: Silversoul]
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Here all the "general" programs are 3-years...but those are in the minority now and FAST disappearing!

On my first day of class the Dean of Computer Science got up and said to all the CS first-years "If you are in a general 3-year program...switch to the 4-year NOW! If you are in the 4-year already, PLAN ON getting at least a Masters or two before you get a good job."

The prospect of going through yet another year to get my BCs, then another 2-5 years getting a Masters and PhD doesn't appeal to me right now. :smirk:


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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"Tertiary" here as well. I've a BS in Forestry - which has really done me little good. But I'm going back to study Accounting (hopefully!).  :cool:

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: trendal]
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ahh, righto. do you not get a degree at all then? in NZ (and South Africa where I'm originally from) degree's are three years and honours is an extra year. honours is considered potgrad so you still have your degree even if you drop out of honours.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: Le_Canard]
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ToiletDuk said:
"Tertiary" here as well. I've a BS in Forestry - which has really done me little good. But I'm going back to study Accounting (hopefully!).  :cool:


you should come to NZ then. forestry is a huge industry and there is demand for skills. (well thats what I'm told anyway)


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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No the Honours part is part of the degree you get here. I probably could have pushed through another semester and gotten a general degree in Comp Sci...but what was the point? So I could get more $$$ and a job? Money means so little to me in the first place...nor am I in any hurry to get a family and a "regular life" started.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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psychomime said:
ToiletDuk said:
"Tertiary" here as well. I've a BS in Forestry - which has really done me little good. But I'm going back to study Accounting (hopefully!).  :cool:


you should come to NZ then. forestry is a huge industry and there is demand for skills. (well thats what I'm told anyway)


Do tell? Do they have anything like affirmative action? Because that's what makes it so hard for me here in the states....

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: trendal]
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ok i get it now. thanks trendal.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: Le_Canard]
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Do tell? Do they have anything like affirmative action? Because that's what makes it so hard for me here in the states....


check out this for some info


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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IMHO college IS overrated.

the pluses: the piece of paper at the end helps you get a better job, albeit arbitrarily.

the best part was being exposed to the really really smart people (like 3-4), to get to listen as they thought in real time.

the coolest stuff i've learned i got from books i chose myself.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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When one is in tune with the Cosmic Mind, one does not need to study as all information is readily available.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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I finished elementary school :grin:

I like to set myself up for intellectual challenges and then learn the stuff needed to solve it. Several thousand sheets of downloaded scientific stuff rolls out of my printer each year, most often printed at "four pages to a sheet" to quarter printing cost.

I was to climb the ladder of the lycaeum to the university (Dutch educational system) and I would have it made as for formal education, but external and particularly dire circumstances tore me down to highschool level where I finally fell flat on my face and didnt even finish that.

Intelligence, wit or being smart has nothing to do with high education, except it often goes hand in hand.

On another matter:

In modern times Thomas Edison would not be allowed access to the stuff he needed to build his laboratory because nowadays he would lack the necessary papers.

Look at the marvellous things concieved by autodidactic "benign hackers" and then look at the freezing/crashing/bloated shit big companies like Microsuck come up with.

One of the greatest obstructions to human progress is the current emphasis on formal education as a restriction to getting the materials you need to do some actual pioneering science.

Alexander Shulgin is a pioneering scientist who actually had the papers and education, but because psychedelic science was "politically incorrect" they sent DEA stormtroopers to take his license and one of those numbskulls deliberately stomped up and down like a moron on Shulgins treasured peyote cactus plants for the sole purpose of upsetting this great scientist and feel some pathetic "power" over a genius of stellar intelligence.

Look at the arts created by those who had the formal art/music education and then look at the works of Van Gogh, Rembrasndt, Beethoven and all those other Greast Masters who lacked the formal education.

Really: formal education is as nice extra, but if you (yes you :wink:) don't have the formal education you have not a thing to be enmarrassed or feel inferior about. It is the quality of what you do which counts.

So for me, personally, I'm impressed if people leave the university with a full cum laude average, but I can be just as impressed by someone excelling without the proper formal education.

A great mathemathician can make you think so hard that your head spins by hypoglycemia, on which cue his wife gives him a nice cup of :stfu: and gives you a slice of apple pie made with stellar home baking.
Who's the genius? :evil:


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: Asante]
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you raise some good points! the intention here is not to belittle anyone without formal education, those who succeed without it should be held in the highest esteem.

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Really: formal education is as nice extra, but if you (yes you :wink: ) don't have the formal education you have not a thing to be embarrassed or feel inferior about. It is the quality of what you do which counts.


I couldn't agree more.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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Chem/Engineering (or maybe Chem/Physics, or maybe Chem/Bio) major, Penn State, second year.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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Tertiary , that's a funny word. Anyway, i have a bachelor degree on computing and management. High degrees are sometimes a bit bloated, 80% of what i have learned came from real life school.

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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B.A. - Philosophy, Long Island University
M.T.S. - Theological Studies, Drew University Seminary
Ph.D. - Human Development Education & Clinical Psychology, U. of Maryland

From my bio, but four additional professional certificates not included. Neither are 22 years post-doctoral experience. Hey, I'm old. What else was I gonna do with my time, drink bottled water in strip clubs?


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: MarkostheGnostic]
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I prefer gin and tonic. The Vegas strip clubs are the best. That is the extent of my formal education.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: psychomime]
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psychomime said:
ahh, righto. do you not get a degree at all then? in NZ (and South Africa where I'm originally from) degree's are three years and honours is an extra year. honours is considered potgrad so you still have your degree even if you drop out of honours.


Enough to know about stuff.


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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: d63]
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Edit: wool, did not notice the date on here... *quietly slips away...*

Edited by asterical (09/28/14 06:29 PM)

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Re: how much stuff have you studied about stuff? [Re: d63]
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d63 said:
psychomime said:
ahh, righto. do you not get a degree at all then? in NZ (and South Africa where I'm originally from) degree's are three years and honours is an extra year. honours is considered potgrad so you still have your degree even if you drop out of honours.


Enough to know about stuff.


Enough to not bump a 9 yo thread? :nono:


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