Quote Originally Posted by Divinus Arma
I do quite a bit of self-education as it is, but formal education offers a structure and format that I find enjoyable. Testing and writing offers me a challenge in critical thinking which forces me to consider concepts and underlying themes I may otherwise miss on my own.
True, heck, i'm going for my second Master's, but it costs me about €500 (lbing expenses not included) a year. I wouldn't want to fork out much more, certainly not for an education you're not going to use.

And besides, all education is useful. Even a degree in basket-weaving.
Hey, i have a degree in cooking (at a level that says i can cut vegetables, barely...)


General question to anyone: What is your opinion of distance education / online schooling? This method, though non-traditional, has exploded in the last few years and seems to be growing still.
IMO one of the big benefits of a normal education are the lectures, where a professor tells you little facts and things you miss when just studying the text. I think the new forms of education make it easier for professors and the like (which was the point, since they're expensive) but it doesn't help the quality of education. You basically get a bunch of articles or a text and have to study that. Often no room for a counter point or a different opinion is left, at least in lectures you could raise your hand and object...

BTW does the on line education give you access to library services such as sciencedirect or webofknowledge ? Those cost a lot of money and do offer you a chance of exploring themes in a different way. Once you learn to wade through the trash at least.