<p>We <em>don’t</em> want to ‘go to college to be stupid’, so…</p>
<p>school of experience/hard knocks</p>
<p>kindness and compassion,
Hard work and working with all the cards you were dealt (to your potential),
perspective, humility,
know how to say I’m sorry, I was wrong I love you
learn to fail (continue to in the face of failure)
capacity to learn new things,
critical thinking; know the right question
get along with different types of people
know that profit is revenue minus expenses
buy in cash as much as you can
buy, don’t rent – or at least know what the difference is
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten ( <a href=“http://www.heartwarmingstories.net/everything.htm[/url]”>http://www.heartwarmingstories.net/everything.htm</a> )</p>
<p>school of academia</p>
<p>basic geography – where the heck is that place anyway?
Know enough biology to understand a doctor’s explanation
know what the periodic table of elements is
know at least ¾ of the presidents
know at least one play/storyline of Shakespeare
General knowledge of micro and macro economics
Basic understanding of western history
Impact of western colonialism and imperialism on Asia and the Americas
Familiarity with cultural/literary archetypes–either through literature, folklore or anthropology.
Genesis and formation of major ideas informing western thought+
Know at least a little of a foreign language (read some text and talk)
Working knowledge of the principles of statistics
Know how to distinguish science and pseudo science</p>
<p>both schools
write well,
read a lot
make a coherent argument or analysis</p>
<p>+(I think I’d include the 2nd law of thermodynamics here; this might an interesting thread - ‘what are THE major ideas informing western thought?’)</p>