oh yeah, and I'm gonna reveal the fact that I live in what is arguably the education capital of the USA by snipping a bit of poltr1's original post here:
"How has your university training prepared you for the job?"
Universities aren't about training, they're about education. "Training" is what you get from a vo-tech school or a two-week certification class. Training is all about teaching someone to do the same task repeatedly. Education, on the other hand, is about meta-skills like resourcefulness, critical thinking, problem-solving, how to do research, and how to learn.
Both of them have immense value but they shouldn't be confused with one another.
One correct smartass answer might have been, "Universities taught me how to navigate large, hierarchical bureaucracies." (Which is actually what more than one acquaintance has said was one of the more valuable parts of his or her university education.)
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Date: 2009-06-20 09:16 am (UTC)Universities aren't about training, they're about education. "Training" is what you get from a vo-tech school or a two-week certification class. Training is all about teaching someone to do the same task repeatedly. Education, on the other hand, is about meta-skills like resourcefulness, critical thinking, problem-solving, how to do research, and how to learn.
Both of them have immense value but they shouldn't be confused with one another.
One correct smartass answer might have been, "Universities taught me how to navigate large, hierarchical bureaucracies." (Which is actually what more than one acquaintance has said was one of the more valuable parts of his or her university education.)