blue taylor
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This is not what most people would expect. Some glaring statistics.
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Religious Education
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Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
What does religious affiliation have to do with education? I don't see the significance or the connection here.
It's exactly what I would expect, considering a significant chunk of Hindus coming to the United States are hailing from India and coming to the United States specifically to get higher education. I'm assuming these demographics are US only, as that is what PEW focuses on. But given the lack of a citation out to a proper article, not 100% sure of that.
Well, I went to grad school in the sciences primarily for religious reasons. So there you go.
blue taylor
Active Member
The two oldest religions have the highest level of education. They are also two religions of great difference. Does it not seem strange that longevity in religion results in a level of higher learning?
Shak34
Active Member
The religious group I grew up in did not encourage higher education. In away they discouraged it. So it doesn't surprise me that they have the lowest numbers.
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blue taylor
Active Member
Does no one notice the non-Christian religions are far ahead of the Christian ones?
Actually it is what I would expect. For Hindus it is mostly because America only admits the cream of the crop from India. For Jews, I think it is superior genetics for academic achievement.
I assumed it would be the case that Christians would be behind cream of the crop immigrants and those that think independently on religion.
What about it do you see as surprising?
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
The religious schooling I had was vastly inferior to even a public education, and it even supported racial segregation in Africa. It was blatantly wrong in many things concerning history and science. Even math was a few grades behind public school.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I do wonder how the statistics would change if college weren't so expensive in America.
Subhankar Zac
Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
Many of the world's most crude leaders had qualifying degrees as well. Education when depends on the quality of the piece of paper than actual education, it can only serve ones stomach.
Last year I was friends with a guy from a rich family and stood first in his high school examination in the entire state, but who believed raping is manly, being gay is wrong, is an utter transphobic, racist, Islsmophobic, Casteist garbage, who bad over 6 incidents of beating people up in the streets
In India, education focuses mainly on engineering and medical, and sometimes on business. The need for money is forcing millions of young people to let go of their passions and go into any of the three streams. I faced a similar issue after my high school but thankfully my parents were on my side than forcing me into those three.
Quality Education globally now depends on wealth. College fees are impossibly steep in the west, mainly America. 20-30k per year for tuition is really high.
Also, not all the graduates of esteemed universities actually gain knowledge that is useful.
The Indian Donald Trump- Subramanian Swamy, is a Harvard degree holder who came to India only to provoke communal riots. A degree holder from Westminster went onto becoming Jihadi John.
Education is pointless if taken out of Ignorance and arrogance.
Education in the mode of Goodness provides peace to the Self, helps the person go above personal needs and help other living beings. He gets a natural curiosity for knowledge which is never filled.
Education in the mode of Passion is solely for ones own self. Focus lies on getting a high paying job, acquiring wealth and nothing more.
Education in the mode of Ignorance is centered around ignorance. Even after gaining knowledge, one uses it against others. He hurts other living beings only to show his prowess and lives onto subjugating others.
So, stats based on college degree and High school transcript isn't always accurate
I've seen highly educated people throw plastics on to the street, scream and even hit begging children while it is the uneducated that clean the street and shares his food he gets out of begging with his pet.
If knowledge is unable to arise compassion, love, tranquility and morality but instead only ends up magnifying ones arrogance, greed and anxiety... Is it the same as ignorance.
Knowledges slashes ignorance, doesn't become a slave to it.
Last year I was friends with a guy from a rich family and stood first in his high school examination in the entire state, but who believed raping is manly, being gay is wrong, is an utter transphobic, racist, Islsmophobic, Casteist garbage, who bad over 6 incidents of beating people up in the streets
In India, education focuses mainly on engineering and medical, and sometimes on business. The need for money is forcing millions of young people to let go of their passions and go into any of the three streams. I faced a similar issue after my high school but thankfully my parents were on my side than forcing me into those three.
Quality Education globally now depends on wealth. College fees are impossibly steep in the west, mainly America. 20-30k per year for tuition is really high.
Also, not all the graduates of esteemed universities actually gain knowledge that is useful.
The Indian Donald Trump- Subramanian Swamy, is a Harvard degree holder who came to India only to provoke communal riots. A degree holder from Westminster went onto becoming Jihadi John.
Education is pointless if taken out of Ignorance and arrogance.
Education in the mode of Goodness provides peace to the Self, helps the person go above personal needs and help other living beings. He gets a natural curiosity for knowledge which is never filled.
Education in the mode of Passion is solely for ones own self. Focus lies on getting a high paying job, acquiring wealth and nothing more.
Education in the mode of Ignorance is centered around ignorance. Even after gaining knowledge, one uses it against others. He hurts other living beings only to show his prowess and lives onto subjugating others.
So, stats based on college degree and High school transcript isn't always accurate
I've seen highly educated people throw plastics on to the street, scream and even hit begging children while it is the uneducated that clean the street and shares his food he gets out of begging with his pet.
If knowledge is unable to arise compassion, love, tranquility and morality but instead only ends up magnifying ones arrogance, greed and anxiety... Is it the same as ignorance.
Knowledges slashes ignorance, doesn't become a slave to it.
Faronator
Genetically Engineered
My point exactly! In many countries, it won't cost you a dime. In the US, you are looking at the cost of a house for a QUALITY education (of a Bachelors Degree or beyond) unless you luck out with grants. I think a lot of it is due to the fact that you pay per credit hour mixed in with all the mandatory BS electives (my local community college forces students to take up bowling or tennis with any business major) and you better believe you pay for it.
Subhankar Zac
Hare Krishna,Hare Krishna,
That Hindus are doing better than other religions?
Not really.
Though. Buddhists and Jains too should be the same as Hindus.
