Thread: What would you rather have? Education or Experience?

Experience
Its one thing to say, Learn about the great wall of China, It's another thing to have gone there and experienced what all the educators were talking about

Experience is all.

It all depends on what you do with the experience. I personally don't have beyond a high school education although at times I wish I stayed in school but I do have plenty of experience and its taking me far.

They are equally important. There are skills you can learn in school that you can't gain through experience. There are things you learn through experience that you can't learn in school. Dr. Paul, a Doctor of psychology and writer, said genius is a perfect balance of education and experience.

I currently have a great amount of education and very little documented experience which limits my earning potential at first. The inverse of that is my friend who has a great amount of experience but didn't have much education. He hit the glass ceiling and had to go back to college in his 40s to farther his career. Either you sacrifice now or you sacrifice later.

All I say applies generally, but is not always the case. There have been many successful people who had very little official education.

Personally, I hate school. I would much rather learn by doing rather than reading from a book. I love doing what I went to school for, but it was a tough journey, and I learned many life lessons while in school. I may be poor for the rest of my life, and I would still say my education was the best money I ever spent.

Experience.

It is the culmination of education, the mistakes you've made and the success' you've had.

Originally Posted by DontStop

Experience
Its one thing to say, Learn about the great wall of China, It's another thing to have gone there and experienced what all the educators were talking about

I will be there this Summer for the Olympics. Beijing for 6 weeks.

Originally Posted by Doublebase

I will be there this Summer for the Olympics. Beijing for 6 weeks.

Dude, that's awesome.

Originally Posted by ReproMan

Dude, that's awesome.

Doublebase is always doing cool shit. I'm Jealous..I may even track him down and kill him.

But seriously, that is kick ass!

depends on what the subject is. some things i'd rather know about than experience. some things it's sad that you never will be able to experience.

Originally Posted by KelJu

They are equally important. There are skills you can learn in school that you can't gain through experience. There are things you learn through experience that you can't learn in school. Dr. Paul, a Doctor of psychology and writer, said genius is a perfect balance of education and experience.

I currently have a great amount of education and very little documented experience which limits my earning potential at first. The inverse of that is my friend who has a great amount of experience but didn't have much education. He hit the glass ceiling and had to go back to college in his 40s to farther his career. Either you sacrifice now or you sacrifice later.

All I say applies generally, but is not always the case. There have been many successful people who had very little official education.

Personally, I hate school. I would much rather learn by doing rather than reading from a book. I love doing what I went to school for, but it was a tough journey, and I learned many life lessons while in school. I may be poor for the rest of my life, and I would still say my education was the best money I ever spent.

Well said.

Originally Posted by ReproMan

Dude, that's awesome.

Its a tough gig though. 6 weeks away from home. Olympic broadcast days are based on 12 hour days. I was told I may only get a 2 or 3 days off the whole 6 weeks. Security is ridiculous. We are not allowed to drive. We must be chauffeured around.

Other then that it should be great. When else will I get the chance to see Beijing. Will also look nice on my resume. I leave July 12 and return August 29th I believe. 3 weeks before my wedding.

KelJu said it best in that they are equally important.

yes, some people do very well for having no education but they seem few and far between.

in my opinion it also has a lot to do with what it is you want to do in life. now I'm not downing mechanics or anything but you can easily become an excellent mechanic from your own experiences and working with cars, trucks, heavy machinery, small engines all that stuff. you can become just as learned as a mechanic who went to trade school doing that sort of thing, in my opinion.

but then you have someone like an engineer or doctor. there is absolutely no way they can get by with no education. last thing you want is your surgeon to say "uuh, I'm just gonna go a head cut this little red thing and see where that takes me.."

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Its a tough gig though. 6 weeks away from home. Olympic broadcast days are based on 12 hour days. I was told I may only get a 2 or 3 days off the whole 6 weeks. Security is ridiculous. We are not allowed to drive. We must be chauffeured around.

Other then that it should be great. When else will I get the chance to see Beijing. Will also look nice on my resume. I leave July 12 and return August 29th I believe. 3 weeks before my wedding.

Sweet. That gives your fiancée plenty of time to bang a bunch of guys before the wedding.


Seriously though... That's a chance of a lifetime to go to Bejing and for the Olympics no less.

Education, although I have the experiance but the more diplomas you have the more money you make.

I'll make $30.00 an hour if I take the State exam, doing the same thing....amazing what a piece of paper can do.

Min0 worked for 21 years training guys with a higher education. He had all that real life experience while all they had was book smarts. He had the upper hand.

Its a case by case basis. But i'm going into the medical field and you cannot do anything in the medical field without education. And it should be that way, because its one thing to be able to start an IV and inject a drug (thats experience) but its another to know what the drug does, side effects to monitor for, how to dilute it, how fast to push it etc (thats the education part, IMO).


My brother, OTOH, is an IT manager. He went to college for a year studying mechanical engineering. He dropped out and got a job. Has a bunch of certs and what not but mostly learned on the job. His 8+ years of experience will get him a job faster than a kid out of college with a degree but not even a second of experience.

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Min0 worked for 21 years training guys with a higher education. He had all that real life experience while all they had was book smarts. He had the upper hand.

Which one works for the bat wing company?

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Which one works for the bat wing company?

Min0 worked for Motorola

Originally Posted by ReproMan

Sweet. That gives your fiancée plenty of time to bang a bunch of guys before the wedding.


Seriously though... That's a chance of a lifetime to go to Bejing and for the Olympics no less.

God damn best thing Repro has said so far this year.

Originally Posted by AKIRA

God damn best thing Repro has said so far this year.

Its only been 10 days.

Originally Posted by AKIRA

God damn best thing Repro has said so far this year.

Won't have to worry about her banging you, thats for sure.

Shucks, well cant win em all!

Oh, I was just curious if anyone is answering this poll from a biased background.

E.g. Someone that never went to school (or got bad grades) votes for experience.

Originally Posted by AKIRA

Oh, I was just curious if anyone is answering this poll from a biased background.

E.g. Someone that never went to school (or got bad grades) votes for experience.

I think it depends on the field. Take my field for example. Broadcasting live sports. I learn something new every show I do. With every show I gain experience. You can't learn what I learn in school. You can learn some of the theory but when you get out there in the real world so many variables change and you have to know how to deal with them.

How did you get hired? Just for example...

Education. Experience at a certain job can come and go with a job/career switch. Education sticks with you forever.

David DeAngelo writes some cool stuff.

Originally Posted by 1quick1

Education. Experience at a certain job can come and go with a job/career switch. Education sticks with you forever.

David DeAngelo writes some cool stuff.

I have read it all. David D is the fucking man!

Originally Posted by AKIRA

How did you get hired? Just for example...

My pops new one of the guys that works there. Got me an interview. You have to have atleast associates in Electronics in Engineering for my position .