Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

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Posted by tourist

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Posted by Goldi1021

I am an educator and anyone in my building who has permanent certification to teach in the State of New York must have a master's degree. However, you would be surprised at the number of permanently certified teachers who do not know that the word 'nickel' is not spelled N-I-C-K-L-E. This is horrifying to me. There are people who hold nothing more than a high school diploma who read the New York Times everyday. They often write, spell and speak better than some doctors and lawyers. JMO.

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Exactly--sometimes you can sense how educated a person is, by the content of their post, but it is not neccessarily formal education.

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I completely agree about the content of the post. Additionally, we all mess up on spelling - that's part of using a keyboard. One thing that does stick out like a sore thumb is when people write and use the wrong spellings - like witch one should I use, or we got out pitchers taken - that stuff drives me crazy!!!!!! I guess that is the teacher in me..

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

Further, I think any idiot can get a Master's, and any motivated idiot can get a doctorate!

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Further, I think any idiot can get a Master's, and any motivated idiot can get a doctorate!

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Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

Doesn't Phd mean Piled High and Deeper? Just kidding...it's just a joke...no offense to any Phds out there....

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

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Posted by Blu-ize

Doesn't Phd mean Piled High and Deeper? Just kidding...it's just a joke...no offense to any Phds out there....

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As I sit here completely glazed over as I read research for my dissertation proposal, I have to say - YES!!!!!

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

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Posted by Jax430

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Posted by Blu-ize

Doesn't Phd mean Piled High and Deeper? Just kidding...it's just a joke...no offense to any Phds out there....

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As I sit here completely glazed over as I read research for my dissertation proposal, I have to say - YES!!!!!

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I can only imagine!

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

i hope to GOd no - my typing is horrendous- typos and misspellings all over the place....people probably think that I have not finished middle school !

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Further, I think any idiot can get a Master's, and any motivated idiot can get a doctorate!

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Judging by the 'dr's' I work with, I'd have to agree!

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

My writing (grammar, spelling, word usage..EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!) is terrible on this site...please don't think I'm an idiot..

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

Im sure I could not I have met many people who are book smart and street stupid and vice versa

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

I CAN'T type for my life and I never bother to check for typos. I teach English and GOD HELP ME if my students ever saw how I write on here.

It is actually AWFUL when I think about how much of a hypocrit I am!!! HAHA

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

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Posted by brooklynbridezilla

I wasn't trying to be snarky with this question, I was just wondering.

I have never been able to guess with any accuracy.

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I didn't mean to come off that way. I really wanted you to guess b/c from my post I am sure my education level would be a surprise.

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Further, I think any idiot can get a Master's, and any motivated idiot can get a doctorate!

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AMEN!!

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Posted by Blu-ize

Doesn't Phd mean Piled High and Deeper? Just kidding...it's just a joke...no offense to any Phds out there....

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I have to say, after 3 years of being in a PhD program, my brain has become way mushier than it was in college. I think it may actually be an inverse relationship between a person's level of education, and the amount of sense that their posts make.

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Posted by Blu-ize

Doesn't Phd mean Piled High and Deeper? Just kidding...it's just a joke...no offense to any Phds out there....

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Actually, I think it is 'piled higher and deeper'

Does that comment make me pompous?

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

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Posted by tourist

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Posted by Goldi1021

I am an educator and anyone in my building who has permanent certification to teach in the State of New York must have a master's degree. However, you would be surprised at the number of permanently certified teachers who do not know that the word 'nickel' is not spelled N-I-C-K-L-E. This is horrifying to me. There are people who hold nothing more than a high school diploma who read the New York Times everyday. They often write, spell and speak better than some doctors and lawyers. JMO.

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Exactly--sometimes you can sense how educated a person is, by the content of their post, but it is not neccessarily formal education.

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I agree 100%.

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

I can tell sometimes, but it wouldn't be from a brief post.

I can usually tell through someone's review or through a very detialed post.

It's moreover, who's a stronger writer in comparison. I know plenty of people in my company that are HUGE executives with PHD's and all from IVY league schools, that still say and write 'I'm doing good.' UGH - I HATE THAT SO MUCH!

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Posted by nov04LIbride

Further, I think any idiot can get a Master's, and any motivated idiot can get a doctorate!

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I was about to get my knickers in a twist for a second, and then I thought...hmmm...this is totally TRUE!!! When I think of some of the wack jobs and freakshows that they let into our doctoral program....wow! I really think if you can get yourself in AND are willing to put up with a lot of shyte, you're golden....

Kudos to whomever used the word pedantic. Good stuff....

And to answer original question...probably not.... I like to guess ages, but am hit or miss with accuracy on that too...

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

I think you can tell someone's education level by their posts in certain ways. Sometimes two people know the same information but someone with college education may explain it differently based on a common teaching approach. Oftentimes those who are college educated only know the textbook way to do something and someone else who is self-taught may know more details because they really WANTED to learn about the subject.

Re: Spinoff: Do you think you can tell what level of education a person has from reading their posts?

I dunno what you's are talking about. Of course you kan tell a peoples intellagence by how they right....


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