Sunday, June 09, 2024

The Sunday Five: Learning About You

Barcelona, Spain, side street near the Arena

 1: How many years of school, college, university have you completed? 

2: If age and money were no issue, what would you study next? 

3: Did you like school, hate school, or something else? 

4: If it was in your native language, would you study in a foreign country? 

5: What is the most valuable less from your education? 

My answers: 

1: How many years of school, college, university have you completed? 20 

2: If age and money were no issue, what would you study next? Medicine. 

3: Did you like school, hate school, or something else? I loved it, at times it was a real grind, but I enjoyed exploring new ideas. 

4: If it was in your native language, would you study in a foreign country? In a heartbeat, someone needs to develop a semester abroad program for old farts. 

5: What is the most valuable less from your education?  How to explore and learn. 

Please share your answers in the comments. 

16 comments:

  1. 1. It's not something I've thought about. Maybe fifteen years.
    2. Forestry, as I wanted to when I was still at school. Alternate sexuality and a more country lifestyle clashed, and chose a life to suit the former.
    3. I hated the last couple of years of secondary school.
    4. When I was young, I would not have dreamt so, but now I would.
    5. Hard one...I think history, geography, economics and social studies can set you up well for the future. Maths beyond arithmetic still seems pointless to me. Logarithms? Yeah, I use that along with calculus, trigonometry, algebra, every day, not. English you will learn of your own want. Science, interesting but not essential.

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    1. I was math phobic and avoided much of it.

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  2. 1: 17
    2: Architecture
    3: I liked the learning but hated the bullies; luckily I had a small group of close friends.
    4: Spain.
    5: Never stop learning.

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    1. There was some ugliness in high school.

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  3. My answers are all the same as yours, except I'd go to art school, not medical school.

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    1. You are so talented, you could teach art.

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  4. 1. 17+
    2. ?
    3. I liked school as I was very sociable
    4. I wish I would have.
    5. Don't party so much.

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  5. 1: How many years of school, college, university have you completed? around 16
    2: If age and money were no issue, what would you study next? Art History
    3: Did you like school, hate school, or something else? I like it.
    4: If it was in your native language, would you study in a foreign country? Yes
    5: What is the most valuable less from your education? How to think for myself and question deeply.

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    1. The world needs more independent thinkers.

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  6. 1: How many years of school, college, university have you completed? 55 years.
    2: If age and money were no issue, what would you study next? The History of European Architecture.
    3: Did you like school, hate school, or something else? All of those things.
    4: If it was in your native language, would you study in a foreign country? Yes I would. I would have loved to attend an American state university.
    5: What is the most valuable lesson from your education? The more we learn, the more there is to know.

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  7. 1: How many years of school, college, university have you completed? 13 as a pupil, 4 as a mature student and 25 as an educator
    2: If age and money were no issue, what would you study next? Lots of crafts before they get lost forever i.e. hand weaving, tapestry weaving, stone carving
    3: Did you like school, hate school, or something else? I liked being at school but being dyslectic hated the process of learning.
    4: If it was in your native language, would you study in a foreign country? Yes I love all aspects of geography.
    5: What is the most valuable lesson from your education? Be kind to yourself, everybody is different but equally important

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    1. Always measure yourself, against yourself.

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  8. 1. 20 years
    2. Toss up between either Geography ("Mapmaker, Mapmaker, make me a map..") or fine arts (drawing and printmaking)
    3. I don't like regimented academic programs that are focused on churning out the numbers. I need extra time to sit with the material.
    4. Hell yes! I think that living in another culture requires disassembling one's own precepts and opening one's mind to adaptation and acceptance of new ways of doing things. Once that barrier has been crossed, I'd hope for the possibility of transfer to one's studies.
    5. Always collect as many facts as you can and analyze them so that you can define the problem before working on the solution.

    Will Jay

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    1. There should be more study abroad options for older adults.

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