Your thoughts please.

A man who's educated in anything. Please be specific.

Can one be considered educated without degrees?

The best form of education comes without a degree.

afam4eva:

The best form of education comes without a degree.

Such as?

Missy_B:

Such as?

The education we obtain from our day to day life.

educated man, how?. Nobody is educated in everything now, if you say learned man maybe you for make more sense

Their are difference b/w an educated person and common sense,which our leaders lack in Nigeria.being an educated person is one thing applying common sense is another,i was arguing with some lawyers in  one their chamber in Lagos last year,they were saying that most Nigerian politicians are not educated that's why they don't no how to handle their sensitive positions like their western counterpart,i laughed i say to them that is not so,even the ones that you believe they are educated still messing up and the country is lacking behind badly.

In house of LORDS in UK most of them don't have a degree,but play a vital role making laws and keeping a check on government.They got common sense,is not by qualification Nigeria needs to think out of the box and apply common sense for the country to meet up.

Facebook drop out

bill gate drop out

these two guys alone can buy Nigeria.

afam4eva:

The education we obtain from our day to day life.

That cannot be classified as education, it is life experience.

An Educated Man is a man who has been to school (or a form of structured training), gained a qualification and he is able to apply his learning in real world situation.

a man who respects and will never physically abuse a woman

In house of LORDS in UK most of them don't have a degree,but play a vital role making laws and keeping a check on government.They got common sense,is not by qualification Nigeria needs to think out of the box and apply common sense for the country to meet up.

I see some insight coming to some of my countrymen - wel done !

A man who have skills in using his common sense to produce extra ordinary results. Also,someone who can handle his finances without the service of financial officer/Accountant. Someone who has financial education is also an educated man. with or without degree. GBAM!

Every body is ignorant, only in different subjects.

@ ak47man

These drop outs you mentioned own/ran companies that consistently recruit the best engineers out of the worlds best universities. If Facebook and Microsoft were filled with dropouts then maybe you'd have a point.

An educated fellow is one who is able to separate religious life from social laws, one who believe in "live and let live", who doesn't force his opinions on others and respect their wishes if it even collides with his.

There are millions illiterate degree older in nigeria who think they are  educated.

person wey go school.

slingfox:

@ ak47man

These drop outs you mentioned own/ran companies that consistently recruit the best engineers out of the worlds best universities. If Facebook and Microsoft were filled with dropouts then maybe you'd have a point.

so why cant those engineers from the best universities invent and employ people for a change?when you look at it you will still see that being creative is a great talent on it own,than going to universities and study engineering which will give you the knowledge to work for Microsoft.

Because engineers and scientist are often confuse to the public,with the former being closer to applied science. While scientists explore nature in order to discover general principles, engineers apply established principles drawn from science in order to create new inventions and improve upon the old ones.

babaowo:

There are millions illiterate degree older in nigeria who think they are  educated.

correct!!!!!!!!!!

Person wey dey enlightened.

Education varies. Formal and informal.

An EDUCATED MAN is one whose mind is open and receptive to knowledge, whether formal or informal. Whose degrees and experiences are not used for dubious and criminal purposes but channeled towards personal and societal development. NOT A BOKO HARAM!!!

Quoting the words of Napoleon Hill in his book; THINK AND GROW RICH. "The word education is derived from the Latin word 'educo', meaning to educe, to draw out, to develop from within. An educated man is not, necessarily, one who has an abundance of general or specialized knowledge. An educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his mind that he may acquire anything he wants, or its equivalent without violating the rights of others. Any man is educated who knows where to get knowledge when he needs it, and how to organize that knowledge into definite plans of action". The words of this great man have I cherished and nurtured, that over time, I have come know that education is far bigger than what we see inside our citadels of learning. We, especially in Nigeria acquire specialized knowledge, partially organize it to pass our examinations and get certificates, but we barely apply this knowledge which is the hallmark of all new knowledge.

Without question and of a truth -
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever." - Psa 111:10; "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." - Prov 9:10

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"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:" -1 Co 2:6

An educated man is someone who is able to solve his day today challenges of life!

HISchild:

Without question and of a truth -
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever." - Psa 111:10; "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." - Prov 9:10

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"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:" -1 Co 2:6

So you'd call pastors and spiritual leaders educated?
Is education, by your scriptures, limited to Christianity?

Thankz Seun for putting this on front page. Early Xmas gift for me,

[b]education is not the same as schooling. when you are schooled, you learn to read and write, and they prepare you to pass exams, but all this doesnt leave the corridors of the class rooms. real education comes from day to day experience, discipline, self-awareness, intuition, and the ability to learn daily, and THE ABILITY TO APPLY THESE GARNERED PRINCIPLES.

The difference between our western educated counterparts, and the Nigerian graduate is this:
1. their education system is built on practical, hands on, upgraded based on new challenges, and doing its best to be at pace with the ever changing world. Going to the whiteman school opens your eyes to possibilities. It horns your abilities, and changes your perception of life and the world. problems becomes opportunities and not curses that DRIVE EVERY NIGERIAN TO PASTORS AND IMAMS AS WELL AS SPIRITUALISTS.

2. In the other hand, our education here if not just a copy and paste, download and offload spate, does not in anyway prepare us for the real world. I was in the office last year when 3 cute NYSC girls came to my office. Then we needed an accountant, we one happens to be. I told her to sell herself to me, and the girl turned to stone. She had no inkling of idea what SELLING means. I was enraged, but later when our boss and mentor heard about the melee, he just grinned and said: the Nigerian Education System is a slaughter house where your originality and zeal gets crushed. And those lecturers do their best to intimadate you up to the extent you lose the last drop of self-confidence.

Its hard to find any Educated Nigerian. All you just need to do is look around. So many graduates, and it keeps getting worse. We need a complete overhaul or Re-engineer and Dynamic transformation to fix this problem.[/b]

Educated man means One who has the ability to behave in such a way that will not hurt other peoples feelings.

aasog1:

[b]education is not the same as schooling. when you are schooled, you learn to read and write, and they prepare you to pass exams, but all this doesnt leave the corridors of the class rooms. real education comes from day to day experience, discipline, self-awareness, intuition, and the ability to learn daily, and THE ABILITY TO APPLY THESE GARNERED PRINCIPLES.

The difference between our western educated counterparts, and the Nigerian graduate is this:
1. their education system is built on practical, hands on, upgraded based on new challenges, and doing its best to be at pace with the ever changing world. Going to the whiteman school opens your eyes to possibilities. It horns your abilities, and changes your perception of life and the world. problems becomes opportunities and not curses that DRIVE EVERY NIGERIAN TO PASTORS AND IMAMS AS WELL AS SPIRITUALISTS.

2. In the other hand, our education here if not just a copy and paste, download and offload spate, does not in anyway prepare us for the real world. I was in the office last year when 3 cute NYSC girls came to my office. Then we needed an accountant, we one happens to be. I told her to sell herself to me, and the girl turned to stone. She had no inkling of idea what SELLING means. I was enraged, but later when our boss and mentor heard about the melee, he just grinned and said: the Nigerian Education System is a slaughter house where your originality and zeal gets crushed. And those lecturers do their best to intimadate you up to the extent you lose the last drop of self-confidence.

Its hard to find any Educated Nigerian. All you just need to do is look around. So many graduates, and it keeps getting worse. We need a complete overhaul or Re-engineer and Dynamic transformation to fix this problem.[/b]

GOD BLESS YOU SIR.

One who understands the underlying reasons this thread was opened.

The  concept of an Educated man is someone who knows the Culture of his land. It does not really matter if the aquisition of this knowlegde was within the four walls of a University or not. In otherwords with or without Degree. If one has a degree to show for your Education ,fine.If not,so long as one can show absolute knowlegde of the Culture of his land,that person should be counted as an Educated person.
Thanks

An educated man is one who is always ready to act when needed, think before acting,manage to act in an imperfect environment, and introduce ideals that will not only be of his personal interest but also the interest of the society he lives. ( just my own definition)