Guest Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Education gives you the ability to question everything, allowing you to form your own personal point of view and judgement. Which is obviously a good thing, but a downside is it also gives an inordinately high regard for oneself and one's own obstinately insistent opinions over others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 I fail to recognise either of the two latter statements as being a "downside" rather I feel they are yet more positives in favour of education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted May 15, 2014 Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Really? IME education has nothing to do with entrenched opinions. Maybe you should converse with some dropouts. You will soon see their entrenched opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Most educated people I know will change their opinion at the drop of a hat, provided that there is reasonable cause to do so. Idiots on the other hand swear the earth is flat, that there is a god and that global warming is man made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I thought that Thais were taught in school not to ask questions and to learn by memorization. If that isn't true, I spent a lot of money for nothing, bringing my 3 Thai step children to the U.S. (And for more economic opportunities). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 My ex is currently doing her masters in psychology. She wasn't impressed when I said "so you will officially have a license to be a know it all?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Deleted. Answer posted to wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I thought that Thais were taught in school not to ask questions and to learn by memorization. If that isn't true, I spent a lot of money for nothing, bringing my 3 Thai step children to the U.S. (And for more economic opportunities). In the average Thai school, that is still true. It is changing, but I have even encountered the attitude in universities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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