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Thursday Two Questions #73 Education and Training

by Self Sagacity at 2:02 PM
Just a quick post today about education and training. I had a chance to do some vocational trainings besides college in my life, some of them included: NASDAQ - Investment Broker, Cosmetology, Real Estate - Broker. I am sure there are others that doesn't require a license or take as much time as these, but for now, these are the ones that came to mind. They all have helped my life one way or another.
So..how about you?

Here are Self Sagacity's Thursday Two Questions #73:
1) Did you attend college or vocational schools and how many?
2) Are you still doing what you went to school or trained for?



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  1. UnknownFebruary 8, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    I have attended a few vocational schools and college. I completed my military photo journalism class and was allowed to be a journalist for about 2 months. I took criminal justice in college and was a corrections officer for 7 years. I also took accounting classes and pattern making classes. I have used both skills on occasion. Often I wonder what the point was in some of studies but what we learn is always an asset.

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:22 PM

      Yes. I agree. Sometimes we wonder as we are trying to figure things out, what we are doing certain things for. But, even if we only use it sometimes, the lessons and the trainings are there to stay.

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  2. betchaiFebruary 8, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    i attended college and graduate school, i attended some culinary arts session ( i thoroughly enjoyed it) because i love cooking and baking, other than these, i could not remember any. i kind of, though i was not trained to be a teacher, but i use the skills and knowledge i have learned in my teaching.

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 9, 2012 at 10:11 AM

      cooking school is one I haven't tried. I would also like to try dancing classes. that would be amazing.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    1. I got my bachelor's degree--2 years at my 1st choice college, then transferred to "not" first choice and graduated. I also went through a professional massage therapy program.

    2. I have used my minor more in my professional life than my major. However, right now I'm staying at home with my kiddos, which no amount of training can prep you for. :-)

    Thanks for hosting!!!!

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:25 PM

      You bet, and it is exactly what you said. No one can learn how to be a parent, because every kid is different.

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  4. JimFebruary 8, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    You got short and I turned out long. Mine does have 'Things in a Line' combined again.

    1) Did you attend college or vocational schools and how many? I attended the University of Nebraska right after high school but dropped out before they wouldn't let me back in. Then in the Army I graduated 3rd in my class of 140 some out of my 43 week electronics school.
    Later, after being out of college for eleven years I went to night school for eleven years. I received an Associate Degree in Pre-engineering, a Bachelors Degree in Economics, and a Doctor Jurisprudence (Law Degree).
    2) Are you still doing what you went to school or trained for? I am retired now. Yes, I worked 17 years as an Aerospace Engineer with my electronics background, at Air Force and NASA facilities (New Hampshire and Houston, Texas).
    Then I taught Business Law and other business courses for 22 years at a community college here.
    But now I have not earned one cent from working since retiring in 2001.

    I really liked your meme questions. Thank you.
    ..

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:29 PM

      You're so sweet.

      Wow, you sure did your share of learning and trainings. Eleven years is so long, I would not last. Congratulations, those are amazing accomplishments.

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  5. SquirrelQueenFebruary 9, 2012 at 1:10 AM

    I attended college and then later took a couple of classes in bookkeeping at a vocational school mostly for fun.

    My college major was Chemistry and then the bookkeeping but I never worked in either profession. Instead I first worked for a non profit organization and then got into Sales and Marketing.

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:32 PM

      Funny, I think most of us end up in either sales or marketing. Yet most of us never do what we set out to do when we are in college.

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  6. Stud MuffinFebruary 9, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    I took a bartending class back in the day, so I'm licensed to professionally mix drinks in the great state of New York. It was the most fun class and most fun job I ever had. I even published one of the first online bartender guides on the pre-cursor to the internet. Martini, gimlet, cosmo, lemon drop, sex on the beach .... mmmmmmm!

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:35 PM

      Where are those guides? Bartend-ing is a great skill to have, if you can remember how to mix those drinks you would always be a VIP at the parties.

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  7. ~✽Mumsy✽~February 9, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    I went to college, at 3 different places and 3 different majors, and I also went to vocational school, which I worked in my field for a while. Now, I'm at the point where none of what I've learned apply to my life anymore!

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:37 PM

      Interesting, it seemed that we would never know. We don't have it all figured out. Either that or the circumstances are the drivers of our lives.

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  8. Create With JoyFebruary 9, 2012 at 8:12 PM

    I have a BA in English with a Minor in Business Communications; I did some post-graduate work in as well.

    Yes, I am still putting my degree to good use! :-)

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:38 PM

      That's awesome. I think you definitely are making use of your degree!

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  9. Dominique GohFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:59 PM

    I took commerce when I was in school and no am not doing what I was studying before. I'm kinda using what I have learned before in marking my worth as a freelance writer..hopefully I'll be able to get some clients this year.

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:41 PM

      If you like writing, which I think you do from the look of your blog. I believe you will be able to do it well. There are many opportunities online to become a writer for a living.

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  10. Colette SFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    I grew up in orphanges so after high school I went to a training school and learned a few skills like baking, sewing, computer studies etc.

    I still wanted to go to college. No one to pay for it, so I attend even classes at colleges after work to get my credits.

    I still need to finish. I still want to study the same thing I've always wanted to as a child.

    Now I'm not doing what I want to do. I will.

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    1. Self SagacityFebruary 10, 2012 at 4:42 PM

      If you still have the dream, the opportunity will eventually show itself to you.

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  11. UnknownFebruary 14, 2012 at 1:44 PM

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