education vs. common sense
education vs. common sense
RachLaura
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/05
#0education vs. common sense
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:27pmCan anyone think of an instance, from a book, movie, current event, time in history, etc. where someone with an education had absolutely no common sense? Or someone with no education achieved great things because of their common sense? I'd really appreciate it.
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#1re: education vs. common sense
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:28pmPresident George W Bush
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
pengwendolyn
Featured Actor Joined: 1/14/06
#2re: education vs. common sense
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:31pmI was definitely just about to say Bush myself. So, I second that.
Backbeat the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out
#3re: education vs. common sense
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:33pm
President Lincoln had no real education. Lincoln attended school infrequently during his childhood, never for more than a few months, but he did learn the rudiments of spelling, grammar, and math.
Pretty pretty please don't you ever ever feel like you're less than f**ckin' perfect!
ZONEACE
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
#4re: education vs. common sense
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:34pmOn the opposite end, my father, who had no education beyond high school, and became the Vice President of Home Depot.
when ducks grow thumbs then maybe my opinion will change.
Zyla
Broadway Star Joined: 1/28/06
#5re: education vs. common sense
Posted: 2/1/06 at 9:38pm
I'd say that Bush seems like someone who had an education, but got nothing out of it.
Is it possible, however, to have a good education, actually learn a thing or two, and still have no common sense?
If you're accepting fictional characters, Don Quixote comes to mind. He was obviously educated, and his obsession with his books caused him to lose touch with reality. Hamlet could be another case; well-educated, intelligent, but fatally indecisive.
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