ORIGINAL: muley69
Mjgood: An insightful post, there is simply nothing like seeing the culture and rez system first hand. Secondly, I brought my educational back ground up only because I was told I need some "education" in this subject.
Thank you. I truely enjoyed my time on the reservation. It was an eye-opening experience. In re-reading the whole thread again, I do see how education got brought up.
ORIGINAL: muley69
However, lets not be to quick to dismiss ones education. College taught me a lot about conservation that I simply would've never known by hunting. I think we can all agree that we prefer a doctor with a college degree when we go see one. I am surprised how many people seem uptight about degrees though.
Again, I agree. I just don't think an educated person = a correct person. I too have a degree and am working on a masters. It has nothing to do with this forum however, (Computer Science) and therefore, I don't hold much weight in it for my discussions here, aside for the fact that I hope I can clearly communicate my thoughts and ideas. Furthermore, a person who has earned a degree may or may not have more information on a particular subject than a person with no degree. My father was one of the most intelligent men I've ever met and knew more about the Civil War than anyone I've come accross. But it was through careful studying and the reading of thousands of books that he came by this knowledge. Not from classes. Now, I will consent that a person who has a degree in history with a concentration on the Civil War could indeed acquire much the same knowledge. In that sense, degrees do hold some weight.
This thread has turned into an insightful and interesting discussion! Congrats Katbones!