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Jagdish B Acharya Consultant, India
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Education and Learning Without a Degree
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. But a 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?
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Rogerio Student (MBA), Portugal
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Personal Studies
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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D P BABU Strategy Consultant, India
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In Education no Need for a Degree
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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Anthony Belon Entrepreneur, Malaysia
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Assessing Education Without a Degree
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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Catherine Piloto Consultant, Zimbabwe
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How to Judge Education Without Degree
In my own and indeed most cultures, one can identify many old people in the villages (and those called uneducated) with ...
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Tebboub Abdelamelk Professor, Algeria
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Mastery Learning is One Solution
Mastery learning is an alternative method of teaching and learning that involves the student reaching a level of predete...
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D P BABU Strategy Consultant, India
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Parameters for Judging Education Without a Formal Degree
Education should take care about transfering the perpetual heritage of knowledge from one generation to another. If any ...
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Jaap de Jonge Editor, Netherlands
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Reliable Learning Platforms/Networks
People should choose their information/learning platform wisely.
For example, on 12manage we specialize "only" in manag...
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