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Autodidactism....are you an autodidact?
October 16 2014
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RHP User
10 years ago
Left school at 15 and started an apprenticeship, loved it and hated school. over the years i have studied at my own pace to gain qualifications through Tafe. I now employ 2 people with degrees and 2 without. I'm still in construction but in a consultancy role. It's horses or courses how you learn and honestly I prefer a person without a degree who is a thinker and practical as they can adapt quicker, as to sex, experience is the best mistress ;) so still looking for further education
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RHP User
10 years ago
I was sick of school by the end of yr 12, I prefer the university of life. I have never felt judged by my lack of tertiary schooling. My job as it is now is great for my lifestyle and sex life. I have very little stress, I get paid well to do not much at all except be myself. If I had to go back to uni, I would like to study to be a surgeon. I love tinkering and pulling things apart and putting them back together and doing that to humans would be the ultimate, lol.
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RHP User
10 years ago
Some of the cleverest, most successful people in my life finished school in grade 10. They've succeeded through natural talent and their wonderful natures. - Posted from rhpmobile
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Lovinit28andKC72
10 years ago
I hated school so much, so when my father said if you get a job you can leave school, I jumped on that as soon as I could. I wish I had of persisted though, was a bit of a whiz with maths and science, wish I went to uni and did forensic science like I wanted to and I quite regularly think about going back to study.....💋
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RHP User
10 years ago
I'm a stubborn, unashamed and resilient autodidact! I've followed the creative path in life and have/am struggling terrible with being an "outsider" by industry standards. Most of the art world is incredibly obtuse, institutionalised and more focused on superficiality. I chose this path becauseI feel it allows me to dig deeper and more sincerely than any other way. I'd rather take my chances following my gut instinct and intuition rather than the path others seem to be chasing one another on. It's harder to be taken seriously, but I would never go back and study. I've thought about it a lot. But not sure it would make me a better creator or person. It'd just be a sales point on my CV.
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RHP User
10 years ago
As the culprit who inspired you to write this.. I thank you, because now I have a title I never knew I had.. Autodicactism... Until now' I never heard of it... but sounds very important so I'll proudly hang it beside the small business diploma they gave me when I done a crash course at TAFE a few years back... hehe. In regards to the educated , yes'. I'm forever challenged because my journey never included a higher school certificate or university degree.. To be honest'. I find those type boring.. They have a wealth of knowledge but lack people skills...
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Missb4u
10 years ago
I completed high school and passed English Maths (barely) and art. Years 11 and 12 were a very busy social time for me. No I don't feel judged, really what others think of me is none of my business anyway. I also don't judge others if they do have degrees or they don't, I would never make such a generalisation based on someone's study habits. I like people (or not) based on their personalities. I also don't take it into consideration when employing staff, again it's about the individual person. my education has come from life and being open to learning new things. From reading about anything that interests me and it continues everyday. if I did study now it would only to be to get the piece of paper that says I can do everything that I do on a daily basis in my working life and that's only because others put so much weight on People having such pieces of paper and I work in vocational education 😏 actually I would probably just RPL my qualification.
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inspirit
10 years ago
Lifes experiences and a desire to keep learning, never give up and listen to constructive criticism. Is how I have learnt and still leaning. I would say I am knowledgeable, not so much intelligent which in turn could mean I am also wiser. I don't feel threatened by people who are more intelligent than I - nor do I find them boring. as they are have a lot to give as do I, just different concepts and perceptions. Some time my vocab can be limited but I have no problems with asking what something means... At the end of the day - be comfortable with who you are and just realise we are not all perfect.
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inspirit
10 years ago
<< Clustered brain today - Clearly lol
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madotara69
10 years ago
I would rather be honestly stupider than an terminological inexactitude. Mado Mado Tara xx
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madotara69
10 years ago
No I don't think it has helped me in the slightest.
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RHP User
10 years ago
But never passed it..... So I decided that I didn't need year 12 to become a pleasure machine :D Lol - Posted from rhpmobile
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lovman8
10 years ago
Although i do have a tertiary education I think most of my knowledge and useful life skills have come from self learning which has been driven by curiosity about life, sex and the universe. (most people would argue that I'm not intelligent, because I'm a farmer and work with sheep and can some times be found on-line on a sex site) And the thing I find most interesting in people is their intelligence and curiosity which often bears no relationship to the amount of schooling they've had. More power to the autodidacts!
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RHP User
10 years ago
You used some mighty good words in your post I never heard before.. " Efucated " for instance.. Not in my dictionary's and sound's somewhat rude ? Please explain ?
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RHP User
10 years ago
lol....
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RHP User
10 years ago
Great answers! I come from a background where I wasn't just able to go to uni, I was expected to (and probably would have been disowned if I hadn't). I thought that wasn't abnormal, until I saw through my work that education is privilege more than a right for many. I really admire self-made people who got where they are by themselves, and it really makes me appreciate how easy I had it. Shame I don't have any people skills though.
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RHP User
10 years ago
Yeah, guilty. University educated, two degrees, two postgrad diplomas, and never cease to be amazed at how dumb smart people can be. (Sometimes use a mirror for that observation ). There's something called common sense that isn't such a common commodity in some circles. (Pass that mirror). Autodidacts, I salute you. You make good company (when I emerge from under the stone where I hide along with my lack of people skills). ;) - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
10 years ago
for such great posts...I didn't finish high school..my parents firmly believed that because I was a girl, I would get married have children, and that an education was a waste of money..opposite to Meanders experience:-) ...but I was fortunate..I worked in libraries and bookshops for years and as a voracious reader I was in the perfect place....I had a second career,developing and managing support services for people with a disability in employment and then in the arts where I was awarded a Churchill Fellowship.....Although I have never undertaken formal study,I did study Buddhist Philosophy for over twenty years .I am a curious woman,I learn something new every day,particularly when I am at school where I work part time with kids who have learning disabilities xxQ
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RHP User
10 years ago
Unfortunate people who look under stones to find friends... Now where's that mirror .. ?
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madotara69
10 years ago
That this new technology, eg; (smart phones, linked to internet) are going to quickly change how not just the kids, any one can excel with what ever tickles their fancy. Once you would've needed a high IQ to be able to research, store, recall information, configure ideas and such. These days one only needs an idea, then the answers are pretty well, instantly searched and found on the WWW. I would bet my left knacker, that there is going to be a lot more of the under privileged kids taking advantage of instant free flowing information, using the social communication networks and forming "groups" as think tanks. I actually feel it is hard to comprehend the possibilities this opens up in the near future, I believe it has already begun and it will leave the traditional schooling behind, I don't think teachers will be able to keep up with what the kids will be teaching and learning from each other and this modern tool, . com.
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passion8_l
10 years ago
Quoting 'Jay_Me' As the culprit who inspired you to write this.. I thank you, because now I have a title I never knew I had.. Autodicactism... Until now' I never heard of it... but sounds very important so I'll proudly hang it beside the small business diploma they gave me when I done a crash course at TAFE a few years back... hehe. In regards to the educated , yes'. I'm forever challenged because my journey never included a higher school certificate or university degree.. To be honest'. I find those type boring.. They have a wealth of knowledge but lack people skills... I am rather offended by your comment Jay_Me. I am university educated and I am currently doing a PhD however prior to attaining my degree as a mature aged student I was an autodidact. Educated by nuns in the catholic system I was told in year 10 that I should get a job because I was too dumb to go to university. So I left school at the age of 15 and got a job in a shipping company. By the age of 22 I was managing a freight forwarding company in a male-dominated industry and I did it by working damn hard. Life experience....I had it, people skills.......had them, the only thing I didn't have was what I always dreamed of and that was to be a scientist. So with the same determination that got me where I was I knew that one day I would achieve that dream. By the way, I am NOT an intellectual snob and have never judged a person by their level of education or what they do for a living. I have met many uneducated people that are intelligent and I have had stimulating conversations with them, I have also met educated people who are the worst conversationalists. So I do agree with you to a certain extent, I just do not agree that ALL educated people are the same. Incidentally, anybody who has met me would not describe me as boring.
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RHP User
10 years ago
Myself (mr) hated school and was sent to boarding school in year 9 because I played up to much but then was asked to leave at the end of year 9 because I was caught buying cigarette papers and roll your own tobacco and selling cigarettes to kids cheaper than they could buy taylermades , got told then I would never amount to anything other than a drug dealer and went shearing sheep Well I never sold drugs but now employ 12 people including the son of the man who said I would never amount to anything Mrs left school because got a job and she was expected to as soon as she could - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
10 years ago
Our youngest is in year 6 and the only homework he does willingly is P.E and working how many days to go till he can leave He always says we shouldn't have to go to school we can just look it up on Google or watch it on utube - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
10 years ago
well I finished year 12. Joined the army. Had babies. Work in offices. I wish I had gone to uni. I believe it gives you choice. It doesn't make you smarter. Just opens up more opportunities - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
10 years ago
I agree with everything you had to say except the generalising quip. Of course not everyone who have qualifications beside their name are going to lack people skills. But it is true many of those love to display those learnt skills in a negative manner usually aimed at those less fortunate then themself. I particularly liked your last paragraph. Lots of truth there.. I employed 2 university educated workers some time back but had to let one go because of a attitude problem towards the other workers.. Congratulations on your success in life, just remember not bite those who done the same..
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RHP User
10 years ago
Quoting 'Jay_Me'Autodidacts ..Unfortunate people who look under stones to find friends... Now where's that mirror .. ? Why are autodidacts unfortunate?
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RHP User
10 years ago
Never Mind... you would have to go searching.. you dont need it ?
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RHP User
10 years ago
Quoting 'Jay_Me' I'm forever challenged because my journey never included a higher school certificate or university degree.. To be honest'. I find those type boring.. They have a wealth of knowledge but lack people skills... Quoting 'Jay_Me' I agree with everything you had to say except the generalising quip. Pot calling the kettle black?
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RHP User
10 years ago
Obviously you want to make this personal and I'm happy to chat privately to find out exactly what your agenda is. I don't expect you will take me up on this because there's no audience... Let's See if I'm wrong.. Jay...x
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RHP User
10 years ago
anyone who undertakes tertiary education,...Passion_8 that is extraordinary and kudos to you:-) heydy ,mmm says sapiosexual me:-) lovinit,I sooo want you to do that... algebra s my bête noir grr..girl guy indeed ,we live in an extraordinary age...information at our fingertips...Tee,follow your passions and dreams...me I just love the 8th grade atm:-) xxQurious
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RHP User
10 years ago
fffffinger syndrome...again:-) xxQ
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RHP User
10 years ago
You are wrong aaaaaaaall the time. Done.
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RHP User
10 years ago
Quoting 'Tee_lovesfun' It doesn't make you smarter. Just opens up more opportunities
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RHP User
10 years ago
Mea ' here's the real truth... . No hand out's , no one to pay my way , just plenty of hard yards and a will to lift above diversity.. Offers no titles or certificates , just lots of satisfaction... Wrong ? Oh yeah , I forgot ..
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RHP User
10 years ago
I completely agree with that, therefore I really respect autodidacts like I said. I was privileged to get the education I did, and didn't even have to work to pay for uni. (I'm making up for it now though!) You will remember that I stood up for you this week after someone mocked your spelling. Now I know you're dying to converse with me away from all these prying eyes, so pay for a membership and contact me. I'm waiting.
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RHP User
10 years ago
That didn't go un noticed, but to be honest' I'm so use to copping flack , I wasn't sure if it meant what it was suppose to mean.. But thanks anyway.. It was nice to have that moment of positive ness.. Mea, I'd love to do that face to face ( to settle our differences )... Besides ' I'm sure you would find a completely different Jay to the one you think I am... About once a year I take up membership for 3 months until I get over it. So it's up to you... Wink / Smile / Rolls my eyes.. ( my iPad doesn't display smiley faces so that's the best I can do )
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passion8_l
10 years ago
Quoting 'Jay_Me' Congratulations on your success in life, just remember not bite those who done the same..and it is not in my nature to do that so no reminder necessary.
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passion8_l
10 years ago
Quoting 'Qefenta3' anyone who undertakes tertiary education,...Passion_8 that is extraordinary and kudos to you:-) heydy ,mmm says sapiosexual me:-) lovinit,I sooo want you to do that... algebra s my bête noir grr..girl guy indeed ,we live in an extraordinary age...information at our fingertips...Tee,follow your passions and dreams...me I just love the 8th grade atm:-) xxQurious but I am no more extraordinary than any of the other men and women who have shared their stories not only in this thread but in many others.
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passion8_l
10 years ago
Quoting 'Tee_lovesfun' well I finished year 12. Joined the army. Had babies. Work in offices. I wish I had gone to uni. I believe it gives you choice. It doesn't make you smarter. Just opens up more opportunities - Posted from rhpmobile It's never too late Tee, go for it
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passion8_l
10 years ago
Quoting 'Lovinit28' I hated school so much, so when my father said if you get a job you can leave school, I jumped on that as soon as I could. I wish I had of persisted though, was a bit of a whiz with maths and science, wish I went to uni and did forensic science like I wanted to and I quite regularly think about going back to study.....💋 I tutor and teach lab skills to uni students part time and there are so many men and women returning to study in their 40's, one of my students was in his 60's! It's never too late Lovinit and if you're a maths and science whiz you would love forensic science. I did a forensic biology minor and worked in a forensic lab for a year after my honours before starting my PhD.
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RHP User
10 years ago
University educated here - currently doing a masters degree in a totally different field as I'm wanting a change. It's nerve wracking and I toyed with the idea for ages of not doing it because I didn't think I could. But I realised the time is going to pass me by whether I did it or not so I may as well give it a go, then there's no regrets. I believe education on the whole is important that doesn't mean have to go to uni. I think you learn a lot of skills throughout uni that serve to benefit you whatever your major is. Yes, there are many people I've met who are 'smart dumb' people but most are not. Uni isn't for everybody and I don't care if someone has or hasn't been there. The one thing I do believe though is that education should be a right and not a privilege - if people have the desire and potential to go they should regardless of where they have come from.
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RHP User
10 years ago
and tried th university thing not once but twice...unfortunately I found it dead boring and left to become a construction worker. Now stuck in a job I despise though it pays extremely well (much more than the job I would've got had I completed uni) but I think its more having to actually work I despise lol. If only I could find a job that pays well for me to watch movies and drink beer....
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RHP User
10 years ago
Went to work in a bank, worked my way up to be a manger with 12 staff, I'm now an office manager for a friends business and love it, I'm also a gazetted probation officer with the children's court, a qualified PCA and work as a volunteer with RSPCA. All things I love to do so the late study for each was easy, some people do judge when they find out how early I left school. Accepting people and learning from them is the best education - Posted from rhpmobile
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Chaucer
10 years ago
After being made redundant not long ago, I paid out the last of my debts (and had a holiday) and and decided it's never been a better opportunity to go back to Uni & have the carer change I need. I've just enrolled in Uni for next year to go and learn to be a high school Science & maths teacher. Improve rational science literacy in society, and get to chase yummy mummy's all in one go :)Chaucer
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RHP User
10 years ago
Made it through year 12 with no clear direction and after two years bouncing jobs, entered the building industry. I now employ 11 guys and have two trades under my nail belt. I certainly am having as much success in my career path as my two older brothers who both(one economics, the other business management) completed uni degrees. As for this effecting sex life, surely personality, confidence, humor etc play the main roles in ones sex life and if tertiary education is a prerequisite, the populations gene pool is going to get very small. - Posted from rhpmobile
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RHP User
10 years ago
Because my father told me girls didn't need to be educated further. I made my own way into nursing school and ended up working in an ICU for many decades. My nickname at work is "the guru". I have also met a lot of 'educated idiots'!
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