05-18-2015, 07:56 AM
"Education is not preparation for life: educations is life itself." John Dewey
A friend of a friend kindly took apart a snow blower and repaired it for me. It caused me this weekend to realize that my knowledge is severely limited. I don't have practical knowledge, but that it is something I want to obtain. While there is no way I could do anything mechanical, I could figure out how to bake bread, or hem a skirt. Then I'd like to learn another language. Maybe become an "expert" on some topic (and bore folks mindless at cocktail parties!) Yet another wonderful aspect of this forum is that it has helped me to realize that not all education comes in a classroom, and it doesn't have to be externally directed.
A friend of a friend kindly took apart a snow blower and repaired it for me. It caused me this weekend to realize that my knowledge is severely limited. I don't have practical knowledge, but that it is something I want to obtain. While there is no way I could do anything mechanical, I could figure out how to bake bread, or hem a skirt. Then I'd like to learn another language. Maybe become an "expert" on some topic (and bore folks mindless at cocktail parties!) Yet another wonderful aspect of this forum is that it has helped me to realize that not all education comes in a classroom, and it doesn't have to be externally directed.
TESU BSBA - GM, September 2015
"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -- Earl Nightingale, radio personality and motivational speaker
"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." -- Earl Nightingale, radio personality and motivational speaker
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