tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199604.post6361280658503860733..comments2023-06-25T08:10:57.467-07:00Comments on tvjames x blog: College: What a JokeJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123107186667009032noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199604.post-11061022524222445292011-06-21T23:08:37.950-07:002011-06-21T23:08:37.950-07:00I've always felt that at the undergrad level, ...I've always felt that at the undergrad level, the only two real meaningful* benefits of a formal education are: <br>1) Exercises learning as it's own discipline <br><br>2) Provides a good indicator of how well one finishes what they start <br><br>There are many incidental benefits of course; the subject matter of academia. But as you pointed out, that's of no real use in the business world. <br><br>At the post-graduate level, there are some intriguing models of learning that are proving to be incubators. <br><br>I'll also admit that networking can be strong enough to stand as a tertiary benefit, not always realized though, and highly relative to the school (and desired connections). <br><br>But for the most part, the "education" one receives is, for all practical purposes, it's own reward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199604.post-80119367832653557122009-03-15T17:26:00.000-07:002009-03-15T17:26:00.000-07:00I'm not positive but I think there a number of wor...I'm not positive but I think there a number of words spelled incorrectly in my post. There's also some thoughts that didn't go exactly where I intended them. I'm a bit ashamed.James Lamb / tvjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267823283955606513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199604.post-7819102586808941522009-03-09T00:03:00.000-07:002009-03-09T00:03:00.000-07:00I've always felt that at the undergrad level, the ...I've always felt that at the undergrad level, the only two real meaningful* benefits of a formal education are: <BR/>1) Exercises learning as it's own discipline <BR/><BR/>2) Provides a good indicator of how well one finishes what they start <BR/><BR/>There are many incidental benefits of course; the subject matter of academia. But as you pointed out, that's of no real use in the business world. <BR/><BR/>At the post-graduate level, there are some intriguing models of learning that are proving to be incubators. <BR/><BR/>I'll also admit that networking can be strong enough to stand as a tertiary benefit, not always realized though, and highly relative to the school (and desired connections). <BR/><BR/>But for the most part, the "education" one receives is, for all practical purposes, it's own reward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com