Education Makes You Self-Opinionated

[Guest]

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.

[radioman]

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.

[baa99]

Really? IME education has nothing to do with entrenched opinions. Maybe you should converse with some dropouts. You will soon see their entrenched opinions.

[Coss]

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.

[dean]

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).

[bust]

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?"

[Specialist]

Deleted. Answer posted to wrong thread.

[Flashermac]

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.