How functional is your education

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-05-03 11:28pm

High school was completely worthless. I stuck my diploma somewhere in my room and forgot where I put it, because it's less valuable than toilet paper to me, truthfully. I can use toilet paper, after all.

I haven't finished college. I'm only a sophomore, but putting down my major on some job applications apparently impressed some managers at some places I'm trying to get a summer job at. Two interviews lined up already from one day of searching.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2004-05-04 01:24am

I'm far from my environmental education. However, my degree still comes in handy. Most degrees will help you develop research and learning skills which are handy in most areas of work. But, the most important part right now is that piece of paper. In this bad economy many companies simply use a degree as a weeder. Don't have one and your resume goes into the trash.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2004-05-04 06:58am

Currently laying the basics for something in middle school, call me when I finsh army service.

Stupid thing here, if your not army, no chance for interview

"Wanted young workers
Must work well with staff and custumers
Army service required"

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-05-04 07:14am

I guess my degree did help me dramatically increase my ability to quickly read lots of really boring material and actually get something out of it.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-05-04 07:25am

I'd like to say my high school education was beneficial to me, but that wouldn't be entirely truthful. While I did find things worthy of interest, the plain fact of the matter I wasn't inspired enough or encouraged enough to become a hard worker. Everything else in my life since then has suffered as a result.

Believe me, if I could turn back the clock and do it again, I would.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-05-04 08:31am

InnerBrat wrote:Well, it qualifies me for more education.

OK, put it this way - if I didn't have my degree, would I be going to dig up dinosaurs in Utah? No.

Would I be spending the next three years working on dionsaurs at the godsdamn Natural History Museum? No.

My education kicks arse.

Mmm, you got it made, don't need anyone to throw you any bones.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-05-04 10:01am

A BA in history by itself is really only useful in that having a college degree usually puts me at the top of the hiring manager's inbox, because most of my competition only has a HS disploma. But it's all for jobs I don't really want. On the other hand, a masters in education, plus state certification, will allow me to...well, teach. Specifically history.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-05-04 03:59pm

I left school with a a few GCSE's, mostly in science, and a GNVQ also in science. And my job is a secretary. IMHO a good efficient telephone menor can't be taught and my other office skills i've built up from working in offices since i was 19.

Thinkmarble · Post by **Thinkmarble** » 2004-05-04 05:00pm

I would say ask me again in a decade, but I'm pretty sure that a PhD in theoretical Physics is pretty functional, as I aim for a job at a university or institute. If that is not possible I'm still pretty sure that the techniques (eg. literature research, analytical thought, coding, mathematical modeling of systems) learned (also not the topical knowledge) will be functional.
Even a physics diploma is afterall a job guarantee.

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2004-05-04 05:07pm

An education in the fine art of mixing frinks has proven to be very untiobnal.

Guardsman Bass · Post by **Guardsman Bass** » 2004-05-04 05:21pm

BoredShirtless wrote:An education in the fine art of mixing frinks has proven to be very untiobnal.

Gah, spelling! (I think)

Ask me in 5 years and I'll have a response. So far high school seems about Jack shit, but who knows.

Thinkmarble · Post by **Thinkmarble** » 2004-05-04 05:43pm

BoredShirtless wrote:An education in the fine art of mixing frinks has proven to be very untiobnal.

That is
An education in the fine art of mixing drinks has to be proven very funtional.

what BoredShirtless meant, I presume.

German highschool is functional, atleast if you show interest in it.
It has lowered the time needed for me to learn about lineare Algebra and Analysis, it has taught me english good enough to converse, it has given me a basic stock of history and politcs on which I can build, as well as a basic understanding of chemistry and biology. Were it did fail was music and arts (which basically means german literature), and it failed to teach me latin, also atleast Latin is more a failure of my doing then of school.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2004-05-04 07:10pm

My A-level education got me where I am, but the actual subjects I'm taking have no real bearing on my Environmental Science degree, it's such a mishmash of ideas that the maths and physics A-level don't actually mean much, and the other two A-levels were English and History, which I got straight A's in rather than the B and C in Physics and Maths.

As to where it will take me from there, I've no idea, GIS is the way forward for planning and environmental management, maybe I'll get more familiar with that.

Post by **Alyrium Denryle** » 2004-05-06 07:26pm

My education is not yet complete!!! And until I have my BS in biology, I will be all but useless...

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-05-06 07:27pm

I'll let you know after I get my PHD.