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How to Judge Education Without Degree
Jagdish B Acharya, Consultant, India, Premium Member
The education system has converted knowledge to a set of degrees which are put in hierarchy. Quite often it is so strong that we tend to assume that degree is knowledge. Degree at best can be a way to screen potential contributors. Is there a better substitute of knowing how much knowledge or wisdom one has without using degrees? (...) Read more? Sign up for free
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Personal Studies
Rogerio, Student (MBA), Portugal, Member I agree with Jagish' thinking. I believe that in the future, after a level of "degree", anyone can have a personal training in a desired specific interest area.
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Education Without Degree
D P BABU, Strategy Consultant, India, Member Education should be continuous learning through experience culminating into a knowledge base which is versatility used. Hence there is no comparison between education with a mere degree and education acquired through experiential learning.
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Judging Education Without a Degree
Anthony Belon, Entrepreneur, Malaysia, Member How to judge? As I see it - best is by Examples, Degree of impacts, Effects, Influences. Here are some examples:
1. The life & teachings of Lord Jesus Christ is an education without degree. Scholars do degrees to educate themselves on "his education without degree". Impacts...
2. Ferdinand Magellan & Christopher Columbus - sailing around the world did not have degree in sea-navigation. Effects... on exploration
3. Sir Winston Churchill - prime minister - leading UK victoriously during WWII did not have a university degree. Leadership charisma...
4. Bill Gates did not have a degree to become who and what he is now. Microsoft...
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