Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   See what I mean? Date:   3/18/2016 12:56:45 PM

I'm not sure I can agree with you that more money doesn't equal better schools, at least to some point.  Obviously it is not the only thing, becasue you need good school administrators and good teachers, and a good curriculum.  And yes, there are some poor schools that have benefitted from excellent administrators and produce an exellent results. 

I dont think that education equals intelligence. There are plenty of intelligent people around that have never gone to college.  Years ago, I met a man from Algeria who had no little  education, but he was self educated and was fluent in a lot of subjects and could quote poetry from memory.  He had been trained as a bush fighter.  He was very impressive.  The biggest thing that edcation teaches is a disciplined, organized approach to  thinking and solving problems.  It also broadens your horizons because you are exposed to so many more ideas,, which btw, is what th military teaches as well.  But having an education doesn't necessarily mean that you are smarter.  When I was managing a group of engineers, I felt that I would not hire anyone that didn't have at least a masters in their engineering discipline and for the most part that worked out well.  However, when a man presented himself to me for hire who only had a BS in Biology - I was thinking, no way.  Yet, someone that knew him and I respected talked me into hiring him to do electronics engineering, I have to say that he could think and produce beyond many of the better educated engineers. 

College is not for everyone. Look at all the people who learn things not from books, but from hands on training.   Look at how many tradespeople never went to college and know more about their trade than anyone with the a degree.  The man that I hire to do a lot of projects around my house didn't go to college, but he certainly excels in the more manual trades.