Posted by ksvt on October 27, 2000, at 22:23:55
In reply to Re: Academic achievements » Rzip, posted by Cass on October 27, 2000, at 16:49:30
When i got out into the work place, I was somewhat sobered by the realization that I really didn't know where most of the people who were successful at what they did went to school, or how they did when they were in school. All of these factors seemed so important when I was trying to get into college and then grad school. Sometimes I think education is wasted a bit on the young because they're all about achievement and not about learninng. If the achievement is an important reward for your hard work, then that's fine, but it's pretty irrelevant as an end in itself. Don't ignore or undervalue the other important things about you. Just the humble opinion of someone who now wishes she had been much less achievement oriented in her comparative youth. ksvt
> > Your thoughts/opinions on the subject, please.
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> Our society has a problem with equating academic achievement to good moral/ethical character. The two do not necessarily have anything to do with each other. I think some people with a lot of education and high job status are almost above the law, which is why there is so much corruption and social injustice in our society. People need to use education in a POSITIVE way. People need to be educated enough to recognize corruption. They also need to have the courage to speak up about corruption, and they should use their own education ethically and not as an excuse to be amoral snobs.
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