Gidday JC (I have always wanted to say that ...
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I got 8, but never got a HSC either as I dropped out......
That was always my SWMBO's excuse for everything, then at 60+ she undertook a Diploma of Ceramics at Dandy TAFE. She won first prize for her "body of work" at the end of her final year exhibition, and got really top marks. I don't know if she topped the course or not, but she sure as hell did extremely well! So that excuse has whiskers on it now ...
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This year she started a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Uni. They gave her credit for the entirety of first year ... Starting at second year level has been a shock to her system, but at least she has me and a very good friend who also started the same course in 2nd yr to guide her a bit (I have two or three tertiary quals ... ; and our friend has a Masters degree in Philosophy from a European Uni). So after spruiking to all and sundry that she "might pass" in each of the 4 subjects, she turned in 3x HDs and 1x D for her first semester results ... .
None of us believe her any more ...
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Finishing whatever level of formal education, or not, does not in any way determine whether you are smart, average or downright stupid.
And these things do not determine how good a human being you are, either. Some of my best and most true and trusted friends are almost certifiably stupid, but I would hand them my Uzi and machete and let them stand behind me in a (very) tight spot. They are also better human beings than I will ever be, or am capable of becoming.
I guess Forrest Gump was right, stupid is as stupid does.
I know people with degrees coming out their anus, but they are still stupid ...
It is
possible to get "an education" at University, just highly unlikely, IME & IMFAO! Qualifications without a commitment of life-long learning aren't worth a bumper, and having no formal education but with a commitment to life-long learning makes for an educated and often wise person ... Just IMHO, of course.
