Higher education

[Bawanna]

I'm with Bawanna +1+

First off, I don't do well with "straight book learnin'" as its presented much of the time. I need application to learn. I learn backwards. I need to solve problems by learning the skills to solve them. I don't do well with learning a multitude of skills for non-existent problems.

The classes I've taken since escaping the public school system have been hands on, with profs that actually knew about real world application and got their own hands dirty (figuratively) on the problems at hand.

So, here I am, 53, totally uneducated. I've had a good grey collar career for the last 28 or so years. Every day I learn something, and try to pass something along too. What do I do? I compact my customers problems into little ones... into ones that magically disappear.

Zero regrets on "missing out" on higher education, and the slathering of liberal counterculture that I'd have had to deal with, at universities that denounce this country, denounce conservative values and lifestyles, and make a mockery of religion and moral values. I'm the guy who loves his country so much, that I well up with the National Anthem is played. Zero regrets on having that stripped from me. Zero.

Well said CJB. I'm balling my eyes out with pride. I still try to stand for the Anthem and never felt bad with grey collar jobs or coming in last.
I like doing stuff for other folks but I'm not one to sit around and wait for the accolades and credit, or swoop in and take credit for someone elses ideas like many I've seen in life.
Nothing but respect for those with College edumucations, somebody has to do the heavy duty thinking and make the big bucks, just not at all dissapointed that it's not me. I would like to experience the big bucks for just a little while but I won't tear up if it don't happen and there's most likely little chance it will.

[steve666]

Notre Dame

[G3709]

I graduated BS in Business Management at CSULB class 1976. Considered about MBA but I never make it.

[johnh]

Undergrad at then SMSU, now MSU in Missouri. Grad School in the Defense and Strategic Studies program there, now based in Washington D.C. under a different leadership team.

http://dss.missouristate.edu/

Those were great times! Lots of quality conversation with folks far wiser than I. Often over very good brew...

Given proper authority I am sure the alumni of that program could fix all of the world's problems, although it might require judicious application of certain advanced and highly classified technologies.

[recoilguy]

I went to College for one semester. Who knew the 70's would be so hard on me? I left after 1 semester and started to pump gas, meet a guy pumping his gas who had a shoe store. Worked selling shoes for him until a guy who owned a steel company came in to buy some shoes. I went to work in the steel industry, where I have worked for 27 years now. I am the Corporate Sales Manager for my currrent company. A little luck, being in the right place at the right time, and always working very hard paid off for me.

When I started school in '76 I had a scholorship and was a Chemistry major. Did not use the Scholrship, never became a research scientist. Oh well...............No degree but pretty lucky

RCG

[SD976]

AAS Nursing, BS Education (Grand Valley State), BA in Health (Western Mich), MA Educational LEadership (Western Mich)

[SkeletonSlinky]

BS in Electrical Engineering from University of Delaware...but most of my practical skills came from my dad...how to design, build, fix stuff! He's an engineer too. He was and still is a wonderful example for me. I just hope to pass some of those skills on to my kids!