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Baraka_Guru · 02-25-2009, 08:06 AM

braisler, good points.

As one who has a college diploma, a university degree, and a few post-degree course credits, I understand the variance between levels of education and training. This is almost another topic altogether, but I agree with you: college & university isn't' for everyone, and some do better in college, while others do better in university—and then there are the trades, or tech schools, etc. I'm not very mechanically inclined, which is why I chose the college/university route. And I'm most comfortable with languages, which is why I chose the English/editor route. Everyone needs to find the route that works for them...something they enjoy and can make money doing it...and maybe they'd even do it if they weren't paid for it.

This also means that some require a larger debt load than others to get the credentials they need. In many ways, I envy my brother who makes more than I do but didn't complete college. He got into the trades and now has a gas-burner's license and a few others...all paid for by his employer.

But, generally speaking (sometimes a dangerous thing to do), higher education leads to a higher income...one needs to leverage it properly for this to work. But you've pointed this out already. And this does not necessarily mean a higher education makes one more money than those who have other forms of training instead.

02-25-2009, 08:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	braisler, good points. As one who has a college diploma, a university degree, and a few post-degree course credits, I understand the variance between levels of education and training. This is almost another topic altogether, but I agree with you: college & university isn't' for everyone, and some do better in college, while others do better in university—and then there are the trades, or tech schools, etc. I'm not very mechanically inclined, which is why I chose the college/university route. And I'm most comfortable with languages, which is why I chose the English/editor route. Everyone needs to find the route that works for them...something they enjoy and can make money doing it...and maybe they'd even do it if they weren't paid for it. This also means that some require a larger debt load than others to get the credentials they need. In many ways, I envy my brother who makes more than I do but didn't complete college. He got into the trades and now has a gas-burner's license and a few others...all paid for by his employer. But, generally speaking (sometimes a dangerous thing to do), higher education leads to a higher income...one needs to leverage it properly for this to work. But you've pointed this out already. And this does not necessarily mean a higher education makes one more money than those who have other forms of training instead. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 02-25-2009 at 08:08 AM..