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Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by ajepako(f): 6:19pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
Only when you don't have F9 in Economics like someone we all know |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by sonnie10: 6:25pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
You are educated when you do not constitute nuisances and burden to the society but rather civil, and also help to find solutions to the challenges of your society. Additionally, you must have certain level of quantitative reasoning, behavioral and social knowledge, natural and physical education, humanities and fine art and also be able to read and write the preferred language at above beginner's level. 1 Like |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Standing5(m): 6:27pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
7Alexander:Your comparison is flawed. Mech engr at University level does not prepare you for such task as repairing a vehicle. It may teach u the various types of fan belt systems and their efficiency issues but won't teach how to decouple and install new fan belt. Engineering in University teaches you principles of engineering and not operation of mechanical parts or products |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Originalsly: 6:42pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
Hmmmm.....when is one considered educated?....must he have certificates or degrees?.....or an indepth knowledge and understanding of a variety of subject matters? .....can your ehmmm..,.educated degreed cousins successfully run the business of the uneducated one?....or they are not educated in that field? If not, then can we say being educated is relative?...relative to the field or environment? Is Warren Buffet educated?.....Is Mugabe educated?...see questions...inbox me for panadol. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Donpressman(m): 6:45pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
7Alexander:Oga you just messed the whole thing up. You don't have to know how to repair a vehicle to be a skilled expert as he said and also if I don't know the number of local government in the state does that make me a bad political scientist? lol What you wrote is so laughable really. I can be a political scientist only giving professional advice to politicians( this is very abstract and involves a lot of projections. on the other hand I might not be able to handle a spanner but knows the nitty gritty of the workings of a vehicle and give advise to an artisan(road side mechanics) Finally, statements like yours from a lay man's point of view is so rampant nowadays by people who are not privy to what been a mechanical engineer is. Cos am one! lol |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Everfrank(m): 6:48pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
7Alexander:An educated man is not necessarily he that went to school but "he who knows how to get everything he wants without violating the rights of others" Most pioneer inventors, entrepreneurs and founders of the present day multinational corporations never saw the four walls of a classroom. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Saylawchar(m): 6:49pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
horlaleykan: Kudos to you for this great piece..... RESPECT!!!! 1 Like |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Nobody: 6:53pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
Saylawchar:thanks sir..am humbled |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by bodee(m): 6:56pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
wunderkiind:well said! |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Bhayomi(m): 7:05pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
University Certificate is overrated in this part of the world. Our pioneers, cutting across science and technology never attended universities yet they are the foundation upon which the world revolves today. Jacob Zuma is a high school drop out, yet he is the president of South Africa today and SA is highly rated in Africa. Some of our inventors never had formal education. Just productive thinking leading to tremendous achievement. Let us invest our time in maximizing our thoughts to produce results, and we will be amazed by how much we can achieve. Going forward, degrees doesn't guarantee success. It cannot however be undermined because we learn unlearn and relearn everyday. Knowledge is power. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by fio(m): 7:07pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
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. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Nobody: 7:07pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
7Alexander:lolzz I kept 2 my word.. so wah do u think bout my writeup |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by gidjah(m): 7:23pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
I call him TAFFLER DA GREAT!,HE IS A GREAT WRITTER. SirLegal: |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by gidjah(m): 7:27pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
That was during the time of the late MASLOV BRO,once you can ;understand people, cope with people, appreciate and bring out the best in people, be ready to learn from everything around you...THEN,MY BRO, U ARE VERY VERY EDUCATED . basille: |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Yheenusir: 7:29pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
As far d cousin has o'level and he speaks and writes both english and french.he is good to handle the business. What he needs is to go for part time schooling so as to widen his mentality. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Touchey: 7:41pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
There is a difference between being educated and being schooled I've come across some persons that could be called "educated illiterates" |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by heymorce: 7:48pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
meaning of education is to train your inner faculties to recognise problem and to find solution it. someone that went to medical school, he is trained to recognise medical problem in the environment and to find solution to it, the same thing applicable to all disciplines. but the truth is that, not all that passed through university that university passed through them. and mind you, you can get educated through apprentice. there is difference between SCHOOLING AND EDUCATION. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by front247: 8:05pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
Bhayomi: 1 Like |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by ewizard1: 8:47pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
Lmao. That moment when that friend who has just SSCE certificate start questioning ones who got BSCs and MSCs certificates. Now lets ask again... WHO IS EDUCATED? |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by illiad: 9:01pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
You're all beating about the Bush! Why don't you all state your academic qualifications before commenting? As for you Op, your cousin is partially educated a semi illiterate and He knows it. Education has nothing to do with his success in buying and selling business. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by fascowilly(m): 9:10pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
Kockane: But this man is better compare to your clan member fisherman JONA, what are you saying, maybe your emptied-body is in niger while your soul and spirit are in Cameroon. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by fascowilly(m): 9:11pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
Kockane: But this man is better compare to your clan member fisherman JONA, what are you saying, maybe your emptied-body is in niger while your soul and spirit are in Cameroon. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by pasol4real(m): 9:14pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
SirLegal:Correction ny bro,Alvin toddler not taffler |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by God2man(m): 9:36pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
fio: May be I will go for this |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by butanep(m): 10:14pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
I am just here to learn, unlearn and relearn. Paper certificate is overrated in this part of the country. You don't need to be issued a paper before classified as being "educated". Most of our pioneer scientists never went to the four walls of the university. They were able to make productive use their knowledge via creative thinking. As far you can read, communicate effectively, use your basic knowledge to solve problems, educate others, applied your skills in problem solving, then you are highly educated. Check most of the owners of private universities in Nigeria, they never went to tertiary university but they control and pay those with Phd's. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by SirLegal(m): 10:32pm On Sep 25, 2015 |
pasol4real:Its Toffler bro. Its neither Taffler nor Toddler. Mistook the "o" for "a" |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Sakes: 12:28am On Sep 26, 2015 |
Well, The Misconception here is the term "EDUCATION" I will make my Opinion very concise; There are two(2) types of Education: FORMAL & INFORMAL Education What the Op meant to convey here is the FORMAL type of EDUCATION. FORMAL EDUCATION is actually a system of relative Indoctrination...based on INSTITUtionalised principles of Social Objective....I.e used to be anyway, till SCIENCE became the new Trusted System... Science is the new independent Liberal claim to means.... Before now the systems of learning mainly served to indoctrinate people to cultural & social pattern of behaviour... I.e taming people to be conformists & supposedly refined. All that's changed with a heightened understanding of nature....today. Most course including the most Prestigeous are actually artificial in the sense that they represent only social reality, even LANGUAges are in this category. When you enter CHINA with your ENGLISH LITERACY, & Character YOU understand that you don't qualify for LITERATE!!!! More than half the World does not speak ENGLISH!!! Even CAMEROON here.... SO, There's actually no STANDARD except that which society creates to regulate its BUREACRACY!!! The WHITES gave us ENGLISH & rewarded the knowledge with Certificate so we can be encouraged to understand them. SO neither the YOUNG MAN nor his graduates friends is quite better off in knowledge as you may suppose.. They can only be better in the achievement of their relative LIFE PURPOSE!!! It CAN be money & cars for one, & the Understanding of LIFE for another... The knowledge can be acquired either way: FORMALLY or INFORMALLY!!! What is important is knowing what to do to get one's preference!!!! But, there's also TALENT & SKILL. Those are different!!!! FORD by the way never went to School, nor the Orville brothers, but they built, patented, grew industries!!!! But, knowledge is a means, not an end!!! THE HIGHEST point of KNOWLEDGE however is to understand that we know NOTHING!!! EDUCATION is just term that shows means.... |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by InvertedHammer: 3:52am On Sep 26, 2015 |
7Alexander:/ Education is a very broad topic. But from your discussion with your friend in this case, it seems he meant university education (having university certificate). Does it make any difference? I don't know but there is something about passing the university phase in life that makes a difference. Your friend may be right. Your 27-years old cousin is good though but could be better. He is enlightened but not formally educated just as a whole lot of educated people are not enlightened. Take NL folks for example (**I just have to railroad NLers into this discussion) \ |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by PecE2Make: 9:01am On Sep 26, 2015 |
When you can distinguish between good and bad then you are educated. |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Greatfes17: 9:49am On Sep 26, 2015 |
you will know you are educated when you know that you know nothing and you dont allow your limited knowledge hinder you creativity |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by SenatorJames(m): 1:36pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
Youngsage:does he? |
Re: At What Point Can We Say That One Is Educated? by Isk(f): 5:24pm On Sep 26, 2015 |
I believe what your friend is referring to is a formal education. Your cousin has acquired an informal, business education which has launched him into the success he enjoys today. Your friend however is correct. If you can afford it, you might as well get your self acquainted with courses that will help you better with your business. It doesn't have to be getting a BSc. Or any of that. Nowadays there are different professional coursesto meet the needs of just about anyone. Street smarts will only get you so far |
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