It's funny the way the world categories people that go to school and people that don't, it's like if you are not educated to don't belong, from your own perspective is education over rated ?

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I think this question bothers on the fact that people lack the true meaning of education. So, I'd begin by establishing the meaning of education.

Is education a bag of degree or certificate? Is it a class? Is it an attitude? If I'm not educated, am I disadvantaged in any way?

What really Is education?

Education according to Wikipedia is the process of facilitating learning, or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, and habits.

Any activity or experience that is capable of adding value to your life, informing you and influencing the way you think, feel or act is education. That's to say that you don't necessarily have to go through a school to be educated.

Education can be classified as formal or informal. Formal education is the one received in a school through the walls of a class room. It is usually in several stages beginning with preschool to primary school, secondary school and then college or university.

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Informal education on the other hand is not confined to a classroom. This group of people learn by observation. It includes vocational and entrepreneurial skills acquired by learning as an apprentice from someone who already have experience in a particular field.

Educational methods right from old started as storytelling. Today, methods such as discussion, teaching, training, and directed research now play a major role in education.

Education usually takes place under the guidance of teachers or tutors. But these days with access to internet, you can learn virtually anything you want to with a good android device within the comfort of your home, anywhere around the world.

I know the world categorizes people based on the level of formal education received. The fact that one didn't go to school shouldn't be a disadvantage to the man who didn't attain formal education because he or she couldn't afford it.

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*** If we concentrate on delivering our best and focus on improving on it, I believe we would make it to the top pages of history.

It is the mindset of people that make them think the way they do towards people who didn't attain their level academically. Every formally educated man or woman out there needs the services of an informally educated mechanic, carpenter, brick layer, gardener and so on. We all need each other.

I wouldn't say education is overrated. I only think that formal education is what is overrated.  There are lots of graduates who cannot defend their results.

We live in the days where certificates and degrees don't speak anymore. Anybody can buy a certificate. People want to know how much you can deliver if they hire you. Companies have become more interested in how far they can go if you become a part of their work force.

I encourage everyone, especially young people go to school because formal education has a way of imparting on the way you think, act and speak. There is an excellence that comes with going through the walls of a classroom and allowing yourself truly learn. In summary, it would make you stand out...