I have two degrees. The one from college is worthless – all theory and ivory tower fantasy. The other “degree” came from the the university of hard knocks.
There is a difference between book sense and common sense. I am blessed to have a modicum of both, though I still have to learn some things the hard way…
“I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories.”Ray Bradbury
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” Will Rogers
“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” Theodore Roosevelt
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” John Dewey
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein
“The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child’s home.” William Temple
I have found the world to be full of educated idiots. In fact, I’ve also found that if one truly wants to degrade a field, let it fall into the hands of its own self-styled and degreed ‘experts’.
Some of the dumbest I’ve ever meet were PhD. Next came engineers. Mechanical in particular, have a degree and NEVER turned a screwdriver. I’m not exaggerating!
Something to think about- having a PhD means you know a lot in your particular field. It doesn’t mean you know everything and it doesn’t mean you are right. I know doctorates in Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other religious and anthropogenic studies.
It appears that many well-educated, intelligent, and street smart people have ended up in their old age here at GoComics. Not me. I got here by accident.
seanfear over 1 year ago
YES!
CorkLock over 1 year ago
And some people are just idiots with no education – common sense included.
blunebottle over 1 year ago
Hear, hear!
blunebottle over 1 year ago
What’s a BS degree…well, we know that one…
What’s MS? More of the Same.
What’s PhD? Piled higher and Deeper!
Troglodyte over 1 year ago
And I’ve seen people who are idiots to a great degree.
Calvinist1966 over 1 year ago
This is shown by the Oxford and Cambridge graduates who have formed many incompetent governments here in the UK.
Bill The Nuke over 1 year ago
I’ve met many college professors who proved this to be true.
nosirrom over 1 year ago
There are many highly educated people, who look down on trades people, who don’t have the intelligence to change the flapper in a toilet.
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
Not only are they idiots, they have an attitude. It’s almost as if they think it’s a badge of honor.
karlykru Premium Member over 1 year ago
I have two degrees. The one from college is worthless – all theory and ivory tower fantasy. The other “degree” came from the the university of hard knocks.
Shirl Summ Premium Member over 1 year ago
I used to work at a university in the mid-west. The stories I could tell that relate to exactly that concept.
dflak over 1 year ago
My mom was an intelligent person with a 6th grade education.
On the other hand, I know of a lot of well-educated idiots.
“ My favourite definition of an intellectual: ’Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence. ” – Arthur C Clarke.
Just-me over 1 year ago
There is a difference between book sense and common sense. I am blessed to have a modicum of both, though I still have to learn some things the hard way…
Daltongang Premium Member over 1 year ago
So what is your degree in Aunty?
ladykat over 1 year ago
Indeed you can, Aunty. I’ve met a few.
Ken Norris Premium Member over 1 year ago
Truer wurds wuz naver spoked…
ThreeDogDad Premium Member over 1 year ago
Intelligent and smart are two entirely different things. It’s better to be smart.
Yakety Sax over 1 year ago
“I spent three days a week for 10 years educating myself in the public library, and it’s better than college. People should educate themselves – you can get a complete education for no money. At the end of 10 years, I had read every book in the library and I’d written a thousand stories.”Ray Bradbury
“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.” Will Rogers
“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” Theodore Roosevelt
“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” John Dewey
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Aristotle
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein
“The most influential of all educational factors is the conversation in a child’s home.” William Temple
ragsarooni over 1 year ago
Why yes,yes you can!
Teddy bear Premium Member over 1 year ago
That is true, but it does not hurt to have an education.
andersjg Premium Member over 1 year ago
Degrees look good on a resume. Education is no guarantee of competence.
Holden Awn over 1 year ago
I have found the world to be full of educated idiots. In fact, I’ve also found that if one truly wants to degrade a field, let it fall into the hands of its own self-styled and degreed ‘experts’.
cuzinron47 over 1 year ago
Too many turn out to be smart @$$es.
crdeboer Premium Member over 1 year ago
How many times have I said this to myself. Intelligence doesn’t mean a person has common sense!
pearlyqim over 1 year ago
That is SO true!
rbullfogg over 1 year ago
Some of the dumbest I’ve ever meet were PhD. Next came engineers. Mechanical in particular, have a degree and NEVER turned a screwdriver. I’m not exaggerating!
blunebottle over 1 year ago
Something to think about- having a PhD means you know a lot in your particular field. It doesn’t mean you know everything and it doesn’t mean you are right. I know doctorates in Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other religious and anthropogenic studies.
Do you think they agree?
pamela welch Premium Member over 1 year ago
Spot on Aunty ♥ My mother quit school at 15 and was the smartest, kindest, most intuitive person I’ve ever known.
cactusbob333 over 1 year ago
It appears that many well-educated, intelligent, and street smart people have ended up in their old age here at GoComics. Not me. I got here by accident.
gopher gofer over 1 year ago
i’m walking proof that a university degree is no guarantee of smarts…
silberdistel over 1 year ago
One of the most valuable things I learned I was taught by mentally handicapped people: to laugh about myself.
bakana over 1 year ago
But the Degree is Optional.
As a certain someone has demonstrated, you can also have Relatives who both Have Degrees and Brains and be an even Bigger Idiot.
Especially if you Brag about having smart relatives as if that made You Less of an idiot.
aussie399 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Amen to that one.And what about a B.A.(B)? Bugger all (brains)