Thanks a for your input.

Your experience is not uncommon. I hear that a lot. Self education is more “real time” and more relevant today.

You have some great ideas. And you do raise a good point re proving your education to others. I believe it will come through in your discussions. Just talking about what you have read and written and the skills you have obtained. Knowledge can be easily tested by others by questioning.

I totally agree with everything you’ve said. During my formal education I felt very restricted and was unable to work to my full potential. I live in the UK and the schools just teach pupils subjects; they don’t teach them how to learn. The only exception to this was ICT. I had used computers before I started studying them formally and was therefore naturally curious about what they could do. I think it was this curiosity that helped me the most; not the formal teaching.

My university years were enjoyable, but weren’t brilliant. After university I spent six months unemployed (with the occasional odd job on the side), during which time I went on a journey of self-discovery and began to teach myself what I wanted to learn. I think I learnt more about myself and the world around me in them six months than I did during university.

Excellent article. I really enjoyed reading it.