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	Name:	MrHodja -
	Subject:	She can't help it
	Date:	2/20/2009 7:53:14 AM

Indeed the world has plenty of folks who did well without formal education. But the fact is that many well-paying jobs require a college degree or some other form of formal certification.

Having formal education does not ensure success, but it does open many, many doors that otherwise are closed.

I, too come from a hard-working family whose breadwinner, my Dad, had only a High School education. My parents helped me with my dream to go to college, and with their help and my working my patootie off and saving every possible penny, I did get a college degree. That degree opened the door for me to apply to Air Force Officer Training School and get a commission (which I couldn't have done without a degree). While in the Air Force I went to school at night and received an advanced degree, which was an unwritten requirement for promotion. I then applied for and received AF sponsorship for another, more technical degree. I have since retired from active duty after giving the AF 22+ years, and that education now qualifies me for better and higher paying jobs with my company.

Am I smarter than you? Probably not. Do I know more than you? Maybe, maybe not. Do I look down on you? Absolutely not. Did my education expose me to different ways of thinking, knowledge I wouldn't have otherwise ever known, and knowledge and ways of thinking that I use every day in my work? You bet.

I think the point that Hound was trying to make is that education opens doors, and I agree. Doesn't make her or me any better than you.

Have a great lake day,

Nasreddin Hodja