COLUMN: Learning to live a fuller life

Have you ever wondered when you stop gaining qualifications? Most of us assume it ends with the external discipline of school or college or university. In short, we tend to think of education as something given to us by institutions (or, for millions of young people these days, bought with huge loans) rather than something we give to ourselves.

Of course, you don’t just learn at school. When I was young in the 70s and 80s people talked of graduating from the University of Life.

That particular academic institution offered no formal diplomas or degrees, just its own kind of wisdom, […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.