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[miltiades]

Listen mate let me define REAL EDUCATION for you.
The acquisition of knowledge gained by years of study ending in the receiving of a recognised and a valuable diploma , coupled with the pursuit of human interaction skills and the accumulation and selective approach to life's experiences based on logic honed by years of learning , analysing and digesting information.
The general interpretation of an education , is that gained by studies. There is of course the University of life , a very valuable but not a recognised path to obtaining a status at work or in general life , ie a doctor would command far more respect for his brain and knowledge of his chosen field than lets say a plumber would.
Life's experiences can not be analysed in a laboratory since there is no criteria for measuring the benefits of "education " merely gained by living , contrary to the accredited recognition of a diploma in a specific field.

[free_cyprus]

Listen mate let me define REAL EDUCATION for you.
The acquisition of knowledge gained by years of study ending in the receiving of a recognised and a valuable diploma , coupled with the pursuit of human interaction skills and the accumulation and selective approach to life's experiences based on logic honed by years of learning , analysing and digesting information.
The general interpretation of an education , is that gained by studies. There is of course the University of life , a very valuable but not a recognised path to obtaining a status at work or in general life , ie a doctor would command far more respect for his brain and knowledge of his chosen field than lets say a plumber would.
Life's experiences can not be analysed in a laboratory since there is no criteria for measuring the benefits of "education " merely gained by living , contrary to the accredited recognition of a diploma in a specific field.

since you understand the concept of education can you tell me what the doctor and the plumer and all the other workers in the world regardless of what work they what do they all have in common apart from the fact they work and they are human beins

[Filitsa]

You forgot "you are what you eat." Come on, free_cyprus, any ignoramous can throw around famous quotes. Excepting the physical incapacity to do so, one who claims to be educated, deems others "uneducated," and refuses to articulate his position while rejecting everyone elses, might be judged arrogant at best and a fraud at the very least. So what is real education?

[miltiades]

Listen mate let me define REAL EDUCATION for you.
The acquisition of knowledge gained by years of study ending in the receiving of a recognised and a valuable diploma , coupled with the pursuit of human interaction skills and the accumulation and selective approach to life's experiences based on logic honed by years of learning , analysing and digesting information.
The general interpretation of an education , is that gained by studies. There is of course the University of life , a very valuable but not a recognised path to obtaining a status at work or in general life , ie a doctor would command far more respect for his brain and knowledge of his chosen field than lets say a plumber would.
Life's experiences can not be analysed in a laboratory since there is no criteria for measuring the benefits of "education " merely gained by living , contrary to the accredited recognition of a diploma in a specific field.

since you understand the concept of education can you tell me what the doctor and the plumer and all the other workers in the world regardless of what work they what do they all have in common apart from the fact they work and they are human beins

Let me give you an example , FILITSA IS EDUCATED AND YOU ARE NOT !!

[Eliko]

You forgot "you are what you eat." Come on, free_cyprus, any ignoramous can throw around famous quotes. Excepting the physical incapacity to do so, one who claims to be educated, deems others "uneducated," and refuses to articulate his position while rejecting everyone elses, might be judged arrogant at best and a fraud at the very least. So what is real education?

I think 'Real Education' is more to do with what one 'feels' as a result of the experiences gained as we pass through life.

Understanding the thoughts and actions of others, respecting the manner in which they conduct themselves, engaging them in meaningful discussions and listening to their views.

Participating in some of their traditional actions without trying to impress on them the validity of your own.

Helping them to achieve the goals they set themselves and seeking help from them to achieve what you would wish for yourself, in order that you may pass on what you have gained from such exchanges.

Spending time observing how the ordinary people of the world regard those more fortunate than themselves, comparing the attitudes of those fortunate ones towards the less fortunate and dismissing the difference.

Being able to explain the reasons for suffering and endeavouring to help those in need without expounding the virtues of your own ideals.

Trying to bring enlightenment to those whose lives you may feel are darkened, while accepting that you may be the one who can extract some wisdom from them.

AND SO ON.

The fact that you may have gained a certain amount of knowledge through 'Schooling', does not necessarily indicate thet you are 'Educated', it may well be a useful tool in awakening the senses required for use as described above.

Quoting the wise words of 'Learned' tutors, can be detrimental to your own education since it can supress your ability to think for yourself.

Positions of power and influence are NOT goals to aim for in the pursuit of 'Education' since we all know of the deceit that has become the yard-stick of those that occupy those exalted positions.

The ability to realize ones position in life in relation to ones fellow man, to understand how SMALL we are (whoever we are) in relation to the whole scheme of things, MUST be the first step towards a 'Real Education'

In my humble opinion.

[free_cyprus]

miltiades
that is your opinion and you have that right to that opinion

[free_cyprus]

You forgot "you are what you eat." Come on, free_cyprus, any ignoramous can throw around famous quotes. Excepting the physical incapacity to do so, one who claims to be educated, deems others "uneducated," and refuses to articulate his position while rejecting everyone elses, might be judged arrogant at best and a fraud at the very least. So what is real education?

then you are what you think, if you are what you eat then, its clear you are what you think then........................

[miltiades]

free_Cyprus , you remind me of what many UK Cypriots constantly moan about . I KIPREI ENTOUTO ENTOUTO EN HORKATES , MA STIN AGGLIA ENE ETSI POU KAMNOUMEN.
Listen mate , 99% of Cypriots who emigrated to the UK in the 50s and 60s came from a disadvantaged background , hardly any education , mostly poor and mostly from villages , such as my self.
OK , so we worked hard constantly striving to improve our lot and some of us also aiming for a little more education than we had when we left Cyprus. Now many of us return to Cyprus and think we , the original peasants , are more educated than the locals !! In some ways we are , we learned to say please and thank you , to be civil to our fellow humans and most of all we learned the art of driving and road manners , but it does not mean that we are more educated than the locals. They are streets ahead of us , apart of course from the areas mentioned. I visit at least 8 times a year and I love being a Cypriot when I'm in Cyprus , but I drive sensibly I respect other road users and I SPEAK AS THE LOCALS DO . No half English and half Greek for me , I do not say thank you I say efharisto , I do not moan at the way they get on with their lives , I criticize their driving because it is atrocious and it costs many lives , other than that I think the Cypriots are the best race in the world ! And with some notable exemptions the most educated !!

[free_cyprus]

free_Cyprus , you remind me of what many UK Cypriots constantly moan about . I KIPREI ENTOUTO ENTOUTO EN HORKATES , MA STIN AGGLIA ENE ETSI POU KAMNOUMEN.
Listen mate , 99% of Cypriots who emigrated to the UK in the 50s and 60s came from a disadvantaged background , hardly any education , mostly poor and mostly from villages , such as my self.
OK , so we worked hard constantly striving to improve our lot and some of us also aiming for a little more education than we had when we left Cyprus. Now many of us return to Cyprus and think we , the original peasants , are more educated than the locals !! In some ways we are , we learned to say please and thank you , to be civil to our fellow humans and most of all we learned the art of driving and road manners , but it does not mean that we are more educated than the locals. They are streets ahead of us , apart of course from the areas mentioned. I visit at least 8 times a year and I love being a Cypriot when I'm in Cyprus , but I drive sensibly I respect other road users and I SPEAK AS THE LOCALS DO . No half English and half Greek for me , I do not say thank you I say efharisto , I do not moan at the way they get on with their lives , I criticize their driving because it is atrocious and it costs many lives , other than that I think the Cypriots are the best race in the world ! And with some notable exemptions the most educated !!

my dear friend education has nothing to do with if your poor or rich been to schoool or not .education is something, sicne many people dont understand or know waht real education is then i will tell you read education is when a person wknows themselves when they can go out and get waht they want in the world a person that has direct connection to infinite inelligance and im not speaking of religion either, education comes from the latin word educo it means to draw out from oneself

[free_cyprus]

besicaly education is when one knows themselves and one what one wants in life and they go after it and they get it,