7Alexander:

Partly true, you can have your HND or your Tech Cert, but that doesnt mean you have the skills. There are Mechanical Engineering graduates who cannot compete with some 'uneducated mechanics' when it comes to the nitty gritties of the workings of vehicles, the engineering graduates can quote all the theories and theorems in the world, but the mechanic has the requisite skills.
The difference is that one is a paper engineer while one is a skilled technician.
Same way one can say i am a political scientist but do not know the number of local govts in his state, or the arithmetic involved in Nigerian election process, or the geopolitical zones in the country. But ask an 'ordinary' grassroot politican these questions and he will surprise you with how much he knows.
So, at the end, certificates do not weigh much, even recruiters have come to realize this, what matters is what you bring to the table

7Alexander:

Partly true, you can have your HND or your Tech Cert, but that doesnt mean you have the skills. There are Mechanical Engineering graduates who cannot compete with some 'uneducated mechanics' when it comes to the nitty gritties of the workings of vehicles, the engineering graduates can quote all the theories and theorems in the world, but the mechanic has the requisite skills.
The difference is that one is a paper engineer while one is a skilled technician.
Same way one can say i am a political scientist but do not know the number of local govts in his state, or the arithmetic involved in Nigerian election process, or the geopolitical zones in the country. But ask an 'ordinary' grassroot politican these questions and he will surprise you with how much he knows.
So, at the end, certificates do not weigh much, even recruiters have come to realize this, what matters is what you bring to the table

7Alexander:
Ok, i have a cousin who is 27, the father is a big time millionaire, now, this my cousin has 4 other siblings who are all graduates, but he is an SSCE holder. Given that he was not too 'bright' academically, the father had him join the family business when he was 20, this guy speaks and writes English almost as good as the best, speaks fluent French, and has traveled to at least 10 countries outside Africa, and doing extremely well for himself, at 27.

I remember about 5 years ago when i was discussing this my cousin with a friend, and my friend told me that the best thing my cousin will do is to get an education first. And this got me thinking, at what level can we say that one is educated? what exactly is education? does it mean that without 'conventional education' that one will most likely be doomed? is it right to say that all university graduates are educated? is it also right to say that anybody without tertiary institution qualification is not educated?

horlaleykan:
brb wen it makes fp
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hmmm u av 2b able 2 differentate SCHOOLING ND EDUCATION... wat most Nigerians call education is 4yrs in d university which is wrong.... a lot of d graduates we av are schooled BT not educated... BT den u see u nid a level of schooling (not university) to get literate... we av a lot of white folks who Neva went 2 d uni and dey are d ones constructing our roads which Nigerian graduates can't do... besides some Nigerian students are just schooled illiterates.... so u see education goes beyond schooling.... education is d quest 4 INFORMATION IN UR PARTICULAR FIELD... IT BEING UNSATISFIED ABOUT UR PRESENT LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE....

so if u can't afford 2 to d university all hope is not loss... be a lover of d library...
so at what point? ITS AT D POINT U CAN PROCESS D INFORMATION IN U TO SOLUTIONS OF HUMAN CHALLENGES

Saylawchar:


Kudos to you for this great piece..... RESPECT!!!!

wunderkiind:
Not every graduate is actually educated in the real sense...

And a high school cert holder might be qualified enough to be referred to as a very educated fellow, it all depends on the way you look at it...

Nowadays that it is very possible to get degrees without even being in a classroom, I.e online, the world is Changing but people don't wanna change with it.

The truth is, you may decide to go to a tertiary institution for 4 or more years after which you get a certificate, and someone else on the other hand, studies the same thing as you, all the books, theory, practicals, etc and even more for the same number of years as you, outside the four walls of a classroom, only doesn't get a certificate, would you then say you are more educated than such a fellow? Obviously not. It wouldn'f be right at all to say such. Not everyone without a 'degree' is uneducated, and vice versa!

So, to answer the question at hand, you have to first of all understand that education in itself is an unending process, i.e a continium, so anyone without the ability to learn, unlearn, and relearn can not be truly educated.
Therefore, when one has acquired the fundamental learning skills, a good appetite for true knowledge, information and, understanding, the ability to inspire and impart information to help others effectively, and to use one's education to improve oneself and others, then at this point it can then be rightly said that one is educated.

7Alexander:
God is watching you, even if Seun is not

SirLegal:
This your cousin is just a "Prototype" (pardon me to use that word) of my Dad. Also stopped at SSCE(as far back as the 70's) but still has a great command of English and also has high level of reasoning, thinking and can assimilate quickly.




According to Alvin Taffler, " The illiterate of the 21st century is not those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot Learn, unlearn and Relearn."


If he can do the last 3, then HE IS EDUCATED.

basille:
Education is the process of facilitating learning. Knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits of a group of people are transferred to other people, through storytelling, discussion, teaching, training, or research.

However we have so many educated illiterates.


Any fool can know. The point is to understand.

Bhayomi:
In my opinion, an educated person is someone who has undergone formal education to a certain level such that he/she can apply what he has learnt to solve real life problems. That can think creatively bring new ideas and impact positively.

Kockane:
That man they call Daura Dul.lard... Even as he no really pass waec, we still vote am and today he is President. Education is overrated jare.

Modified as the topic hits front page:

Please any Nairalander in Abuja sharing Sallah meat?

Barka da Sallah, christian or Muslim, we are all one.

Kockane:
That man they call Daura Dul.lard... Even as he no really pass waec, we still vote am and today he is President. Education is overrated jare.

Modified as the topic hits front page:

Please any Nairalander in Abuja sharing Sallah meat?

Barka da Sallah, christian or Muslim, we are all one.

SirLegal:
This your cousin is just a "Prototype" (pardon me to use that word) of my Dad. Also stopped at SSCE(as far back as the 70's) but still has a great command of English and also has high level of reasoning, thinking and can assimilate quickly.




According to Alvin Taffler, " The illiterate of the 21st century is not those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot Learn, unlearn and Relearn."


If he can do the last 3, then HE IS EDUCATED.

fio:
These are what i understand about this subject
*you can be selfeducated(means that someone can educate his,herself formally or informally).
*there is Formal and informal education(the word "education" can not be narrowed down to school alone)
*you can be extremely or highly educated(education has a magnitude and degree)
* you can have a good or bad education
traditionally the understanding of "education" cannot be separated from "schooling" because then schools were so good that hardly can u "graduate" without becoming a "problem solver" but what really happen in schools is that : teachers teach and students learn{they can read(unless blind), write(unless paralysed), can speak(unless dumb), understand, think and apply}. But as time goes on books became accessible and some passionate Individuals can undergo the process above( ie of learning) these as expanded the understanding of "education" to not only physical process(ie process of schooling) but also a mental process(cognitive process). Note that learning is one of the process of education, application is the product. Therefore it is not important logically where and how you undergo the process of education as to the process itself(the process is logically the principal thing). Then one can easily come into conclusion that anyone can get educated anywhere and anyhow eg by schooling, by yourself,by experience etc. Logically to know if one is educated attention should be paid to how they think(reason), how they understand problems and how they approach and solve it. Education also has degree or magnitude it can be ; how well you have learnt and can apply in your desired field or how far you have learnt and can apply in sundry fields. And lastly the concept of education is not complete without moral integration, education is not only about what you can do but also what you can't do or should not do.

pasol4real:
Correction ny bro,Alvin toddler not taffler

7Alexander:
Ok, i have a cousin who is 27, the father is a big time millionaire, now, this my cousin has 4 other siblings who are all graduates, but he is an SSCE holder. Given that he was not too 'bright' academically, the father had him join the family business when he was 20, this guy speaks and writes English almost as good as the best, speaks fluent French, and has traveled to at least 10 countries outside Africa, and doing extremely well for himself, at 27.

I remember about 5 years ago when i was discussing this my cousin with a friend, and my friend told me that the best thing my cousin will do is to get an education first. And this got me thinking, at what level can we say that one is educated? what exactly is education? does it mean that without 'conventional education' that one will most likely be doomed? is it right to say that all university graduates are educated? is it also right to say that anybody without tertiary institution qualification is not educated?

Youngsage:




doesn't look like an educated spacebooker or is he? lmao