Parents must be cursing Mr.Bill Gates for:
- becoming a Billionaire overnight.
- not completing his degree!.
Everybody has this misconception that Education is getting a Degree!. But Education is NOT getting a degree.
Education is knowledge about something.
Bill Gates did not get a degree but he got knowledge about computers. At a very young age he mastered the core basics of programming and engineered his very own Operating System.
Bill Gates chose to study in school what he should be studying in college. He had far more knowledge about computers than his peers. So he chose to discontinue his studies and do something far more better than just getting a degree because he was already well educated about computers.
He left his studies because he was already fluent with programming. Thats the reason he discontinued, he does not want to sit in a programming class and score a A+ all the time, he wanted to do something big and ended up with the biggest software company. So his discontinuation does not mean that "Education wont help you to become Rich".
You can become a college dropout. Provided you are fluent in what you want to become!
A degree is just to tell people that you know something but not how much you know about it.
GETTING A DEGREE ALONE IS NOT EDUCATION!!
So it does not mean that Bill Gates is not educated. He is just not having a degree. But he is very highly educated in the field of programming!
I am not saying that a degree is not needed. Iam saying to look at a degree as a course than a certificate.
Dont just study at the last minute to clear your exams and get out with a degree. Study to know about what your studying. Interact with people who are already in that field. Get to know about the course and the current trends. Develop your creative thinking skill and communication skill.
Only this attitude towards studies will make you the next Bill Gates. A Sincere thirst for the Right Knowledge!
I so like this article~ down with elitism!!!
ReplyDeleteI became an online tutor:academic mentor after working at my local uni, and realising that the emphasis on "getting a degree" did not include cultivating understanding of new knowledge.
It would be great if you could Guest Post over my way sometime; this kind of viewpoint is essential for tertiary/adult students in the 21st century