How much education have you had?

[K Bartsch]

Re: How much education have you had?

So far, based on a limited number of respondents, we're way above the national average... an educated lot indeed!


Cordially,
K. Bartsch

[Spinster]

Re: How much education have you had?

Enough degrees in various fields of endeavour to wallpaper the bathroom, including theology, education, finance, accounting.........and finally I realized I'd rather be spinning and dyeing and knitting and weaving, with outmoded equipment under adverse circumstances, while wearing funny clothes........and so I wound up my dissertation research, and started doing what made me happy.

[bAcK88]

Re: How much education have you had?

I'm still in high school but I am taking some AP courses such as AP American History.

[Scott]

Re: How much education have you had?

what about a seperate category for college students? :)

Scott Davolt

[Trish Hasenmueller]

Re: How much education have you had?

I think that this poll points out to us that people who like to 'do' reenactment, and try to do it right also put value into education. They enjoy putting energy into doing something for fun that can also be counted as a learning experience. I think most of us agree that nobody has learned it all and that there is still a wealth of knowlege to be gained in the research of the time period.

By the way, many educators have many hours of additional course work after gaining a masters, which is also not included on the poll.

Trish Hasenmueller

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: How much education have you had?

Hallo Kameraden!

23 1/2 years' worth.

Professor Curt-Heinrich Schmidt, MSSA, D.E.
Doctor of Esoterica ;)

[Frenchie]

Re: How much education have you had?

I have a cat.

That's not education, it's training. :D

[Scott]

Re: How much education have you had?

Hey Paul,

I originally checked the did not graduate or still in school box, but you have now added the undergraduate box which is what I am... is there anyway to uncheck my first choice and check the appropriate box.... this way I don't mess up the survey

Thanks....
Scott Davolt

[DougCooper]

Re: How much education have you had?

It strikes me that the biggest difference between the ners and the rbs is one of intellectual curiosity - and this poll clearly identifies that the we (the ners) have an abundance of that.

[paulcalloway]

Re: How much education have you had?

Hey Paul,

I originally checked the did not graduate or still in school box, but you have now added the undergraduate box which is what I am... is there anyway to uncheck my first choice and check the appropriate box.... this way I don't mess up the survey

Thanks....
Scott Davolt

Scott, I'm afraid that once I set the poll up, some aspects of the poll can not be changed.. one of them is you being able to change your vote. If I had set the poll up differently you could have... but at the time I didn't think to.

Sorry about that, but your situation is noted.

[NY Pvt]

Re: How much education have you had?

Yeah,
I am in the same boat as Scott. I checked the did not graduate, but the "in college box" is where I belong.

[marine05]

Re: How much education have you had?

I think that there is a couple of things working here. The first is that many, not all reenactors, are professional people indicating a higher level of education or advanced technical training. Second to that is a higher income, due to professional or job related education requirements, providing some with more disposable income (kids, education loans, mortgages taken into consideration). Third there is the associated research experience that comes with additional education, thus there are probably fewer reenactors that will go on the advice of a friend, of a friend, of a friend that said... And the experience of going to more than one research source. I have also come into contact with a large number of former, active or retired military members, so some soldiering experience is present and the attitude of "doing it right" prevails.

For me, the "pointy end", that is the batte line, artillery and cavalry part of reenacting is very interesting, but as an active duty Marine working as a procurement and logistics program manager, it is what we will never see that intrigues me the most. In most militaries the tooth to tail ratio is about 1:4. So it is interesting to me that I have encountered few reenactors that had relatives in the ACW that claim that GGGrandad was a teamster or other quartermaster type. Let me say that in the AOP during the Petersburg and Ricmond campaigns not all the 200K soldiers were trigger pullers.

IMHO

s/f

[Clark Badgett]

Re: How much education have you had?

I may be the odd ball here, but I would love to do a support impression. I'f I had a wagon and team I would jump at the chance to do a teamster impression, and haul supplies.

[Bill]

Re: How much education have you had?

Some night college
Many hard knocks

For many of us, the school of Hard Knocks was more important then any of the formal education we might have had. I think I learned more by unloading box cars then I learned in college.

[AlamoRifle]

Re: How much education have you had?

I've got an MA in Anthropology and I'm heading back to school in the fall to pursue my doctoral studies.

Mike Jordan
michaeljordan50@aol.com