I feel a bit guilty putting two threads up within an hour of each other but I always lie in bed wondering of these "thread subjects" Plus I'm a bit bored Mr C is watching the golf *yawn*
Anyway, I read about these threads that talk about politics, things that have happened in the past and all that kinda thing. I think to myself "I know nothing about that". With Mr C being a bit older then me, and more life experience, i ask him about things and he educates me about a lot of things. I've just learnt about what a recession is and ask him stuff that I don't understand what people have posted.
I watch the news a lot more these days than what I used to and hardly ever understand what's happening and why it's happening. I pay attention but lose concentration as I don't understand what's happening. Like all this coverage about Mugabe.
So the question is, how do u learn? Do you read the papers? But if they talk about things in the papers, how do u know what things are and how do u make connections?
People who have met me know I know very little about things and meanings of words, but I often put it down to that the person is older than me....but then it gets embarrasing when Tan knows stuff I don't
Miss Cream xxx
I think a good point to start with is a willingness to want to know. As a younger than 28 person, I used to think that when entering University it was a cop out for older learners to be given points for 'life experience' Nowadays I think its a reasonable to award this.
Although i see the obvious necessity, the saying 'education is wasted on the young' s does have get me nodding and smiling in agreement. We never stop learning if we are still asking questions of ourselves and others. As to the answers thats again up to each individual to make sense of it a person we trust and admire may have a bearing on how we accept their knowledge as we do with those skilled in something. I just wish I could settle down and learn something specific well enough to be good at it.
I must admit I do wonder myself at these people who are so learned about stuff.
Interesting subject :thumbup:
Personally I've always gone along with the learn what you need to know when you need to know it principle. The rest of the stuff is just absorbed along the way. That could just be the way my brain is wired as I never responded well to formal education.
Up until, say my mid 30s I was interested in what was going on around me, politics, education, and just life in general but as I've got older and my cynicism deeper I've taken less and less interest in things that I couldn't alter and just ended up either frustrating me or pissing me off. Now I just observe and take interest in things that directly affect me.
As for learning, well you'll do that everyday without even thinking about. As the old saying goes, see what you know already, just imagine what you'll know tomorrow.
In spite of my blinkered outlook I still learn new things every day, so just imagine how much you'll absorb with your desire to see everything and learn as much as you can. Don't force it and you'll learn anyway!
I was joking with my first post here!
This might help you understand where that come from!
www.swingingheaven.co.uk/swingers-forum/viewtopic/285592.html
If you are talking about academic type education I didn’t learn very much at school, I have done my learning in my adulthood. I still find certain subjects hard to comprehend but I would always ask different people what they think to make up my own views on something.
I think we all have a basis of knowledge, and life’s experiences and talking can expand on the already acquired bit that we have. There are different ways to broaden knowledge; I for one have never felt that newspapers are a good source of knowledge as all reporters are individual people so it would be their view of a situation or story.
All there can do it give you a topic for discussion, but I would never believe what the newspapers say.
Documentaries are good, reading forums too are a good source of broadening your views as you can ask questions as you have and get responses from different people.
I believe talking is the best way to learn and always question and keep you mind open and question.
My daughter is 10 and watches newsround on telly in the mornings before school. I find it really good because they explain things really well without talking down to you. Its worth a look because they dont automatically expect the viewer to know who they are talking about so they do explain as they go along.
Google and wickipedia are good too as you can put in anything and get a description. Some ppeople learn better by listening than reading so listen to radio or pdcasts might help x
Last year, my Uni Lecturer told me not to ever ever reference using 'wikopedia'. He said it was like Jackanory and ANYONE could put their thoughts there and not a bit of it could be true.
Does anyone know if this is true or not or was it just him trying to get us to use more :sleeping: zzzzzzz 'Journals'.
But they had some fab points, not that it made it right, it was just a different view.
Wish I didn't cos would be dead clever then, unfortunately my brain is at capacity with other stuff - like how do you wash and dry a bunch of grapes, what to do with the mouse the cat brought in, an aircraft carrier does 6 inches to the gallon, and other complete worthless tripe :undecided:
I mean, we even got a few issues of some paper lke the Financial Times for me to read about stuff. It was really good cos it expalined what stuff meant so when u went to read the article, u thought "Aaaaahhhhh, so that's what it means so that's why that happened".
I couldnt ever dream of going to uni like you have so why get embarrassed, I know stuff, you know stuff just because we know different stuff doesnt mean anything at all 
i thought u meant: u know stuff, I know stuff but doesn't mean we don't know anything at all. if that makes sense?
