[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

He's a person who's lost some jobs ... Who also happens to have a brilliant degree

Why are you trying to take that away from him, plenty of people i don't like are highly educated, who cares

I love education. But also know its limitations. Education and intelligence are only loosely connected.

Why you trying to make out he is something he is not

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

I love education. But also know its limitations. Education and intelligence are only loosely connected.

Why you trying to make out he is something he is not

I love education

Is there anyone who doesn't?

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I love education

Is there anyone who doesn't?

Idk. Ask every human on earth and find out

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

I love education. But also know its limitations. Education and intelligence are only loosely connected.

Why you trying to make out he is something he is not

They're loosely connected when it comes to rubbish like Gender Studies, but not heady stuff like Classics at Oxford.

I'm not trying to make make out he's anything, but to act like his degreeis meaningless is just churlish.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

They're loosely connected when it comes to rubbish like Gender Studies, but not heady stuff like Classics at Oxford.

I'm not trying to make make out he's anything, but to act like his degreeis meaningless is just churlish.

It's not meaningless, it's a degree
Nothing more and nothing less.

I have one and know from experience it means not a lot as an indicator of "intelligence"

Idgi why you're in awe of a degree. Some sort of snobism?

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

It's not meaningless, it's a degree
Nothing more and nothing less.

I have one and know from experience it means not a lot as an indicator of "intelligence"

Idgi why you're in awe of a degree. Some sort of snobism?

I have a degree too, and what separated the wheat from the chaffe wasn't intelligence but how we fared in the placements. So i agree with you there.

[Twosugars]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

I have a degree too, and what separated the wheat from the chaffe wasn't intelligence but how we fared in the placements. So i agree with you there.

Some of my former colleagues studying medicine are now actual doctors treating people. That thought chills my blood, I can tell you.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Some of my former colleagues studying medicine are now actual doctors treating people. That thought chills my blood, I can tell you.

Ha! Nearly everyone from my course who i didn't think should be near a classroom gradually disappeared over the years, and none ended up in my chosen speciality (SEN) so I'm not too worried.I

That said, I'm sure one thing we can agree on is how we appear when facing patients or pupils isn't exactly how we are in daily life, so they might be better than we think

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Twosugars

Some of my former colleagues studying medicine are now actual doctors treating people. That thought chills my blood, I can tell you.

Indeed; there are people I knew at University who are now doctors and it's just terrifying.

There's also a guy from my high school who now drives tanks and I... I just... I mean... ****.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

They're loosely connected when it comes to rubbish like Gender Studies, but not heady stuff like Classics at Oxford.

I'm not trying to make make out he's anything, but to act like his degreeis meaningless is just churlish.

All this mocking is because he has a great degree, and old Steptoe hasn't got one, even though he was sent to posh grammar schools. He was a university drop out, the lazy sod. You have to laugh.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by jet

All this mocking is because he has a great degree, and old Steptoe hasn't got one, even though he was sent to posh grammar schools. He was a university drop out, the lazy sod. You have to laugh.

Eh, I'm not gonna agree here. I don't care whether or not someone has a degree or not.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Eh, I'm not gonna agree here. I don't care whether or not someone has a degree or not.

Neither do I so fair enough...neither would I disparage someones degree because I don't like them.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by jet

Neither do I so fair enough...neither would I disparage someones degree because I don't like them.

Nobody's disparaged a degree. They simply balked at a degree being used as a counter argument to someone's idiocy.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Nobody's disparaged a degree. They simply balked at a degree being used as a counter argument to someone's idiocy.

What proof is there that he's an idiot?

I contend that he's a skilful tactition who created the "Buffoon Boris" image which got lapped up and probably helped his win, while he has a sharp and intelligent mind behind it all.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by jet

All this mocking is because he has a great degree, and old Steptoe hasn't got one, even though he was sent to posh grammar schools. He was a university drop out, the lazy sod. You have to laugh.

Except degrees were brought up in response to my post and I didn't vote labour, so where does Corbyn come into it?

Seems, like Boris, you struggle to join the dots.

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Except degrees were brought up in response to my post and I didn't vote labour, so where does Corbyn come into it?

Seems, like Boris, you struggle to join the dots.

You voted Lib Dem?