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saintcanice  ·  3383 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are the things people can only learn from schools and/or universities?

Critical thinking skills. Being able to synthesize information. Maybe I could have learned it some other way, but for me, university was where that stuff really "clicked". It's also a nice little ease-in to the real world from living with your parents - like a test run for life. Learning how to be on your own but with responsible adults not too far off, a sort of built-in safety net. I'm tired so I apologize if I'm not being super clear/expressing myself well.





saintcanice  ·  3383 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh, and access to some of the smartest people in your field.

user-inactivated  ·  3383 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Networking.