Oh I see…
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Ooooooooh!!! 
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Better now!
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No the other one was funnier 
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I agree!
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Now if only we could do that in Cap’n America style…
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Solidarity, Donkeyman. 
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I left school just after turning 16 on the day I completed my last GCE “O” level. Haven’t regretted it for one moment, absolutely hated school from the moment I started in infants to the day I left the Grammar.
Never did any homework but was saved by a very good memory, I did learn a lot at school and never failed an exam but I would not suit the modern continuous assessment.
Life since leaving school has been wonderful.
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Great thread this Baz… 
I’ve really, really enjoyed reading everyone’s posts. 
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Even if you have a string of letters after your name it doesn’t mean your not as thick as shit in practical work. I left school at 15 no qualifications which I could’ve have got if I had decent teachers not ones that didn’t care less. However I didn’t do too bad in the end . Setting targets and reaching them is to me more important than a load of letters. In fact it encouraged me to achieve getting to where I am now.
It’s great to read this thread and to see how well many have done in their learning process.
One thing I learned, whilst doing interviews, is that the first thing to look at, in a candidate, is whether he/she has the sort of built in drive to learn & improve skills as they go along their path.
In my thinking, the “driven” thinker, like many above, is quite often the one who finishes basic education with some, or all, of the qualifications required, but, from the age (17/18?) follows whatever path he/she choses adding on education (if it’s perceived to be needed) not just in college stuff, but in real practical things which will be needed to fulfil their interests.
Again, in my thinking, Universities should be places which you can bob in and out of, to acquire something you need, not something which has to fill up years of your life.
As has been said, too many candidates, for interview, turn up brandishing their degree quals, very good, but, sadly, those may only be really useful in some areas.
Show us a dynamic person and you’ll know that targets will get reached, problems will get solved, Customers will be impressed.
That’s my thinking, sorry if it upsets anyone!
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Don’t apologise for your thoughts and opinions, Ted…they are valid as anyone’s! 
I agree with this actually…I wish more employers sent their employees to University to learn what they needed for the job (if its a trade or whatever)
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I will say that being a voracious reader during my life has helped immensely. People judge you. You can’t stop it, it just happens. When you go for a job interview, if you talk like you would on the street, you’ll probably be judged as ignorant. If, however, you go in articulate and have a strong vernacular, then they think here is someone who is educated. Truth is I can be either person and so can a lot of other people. Just another reason you shouldn’t judge. Generally speaking being well read helped me more in securing jobs then formal education did.
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What a shame Harbal
Double shame DM and Harbal
It isn’t actually inverted snobbery, Aerolor. I didn’t mean to be disparaging about the middle class, it’s just that having to become one of them really wouldn’t suit my character.
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@Aerolor, l think it’s more pity than snobbery l feel Aerolor,
And l don’t include the middle class in this as long as they are not
too arrogant about their perceived accomplishments !!
Donkeyman! 
