WORTH OF DEGREES BEFORE AND AFTER The paper qualifications command a high premium for the purpose of employment. Few pursue varied academic qualification, at all stages for sheer intellectual advancement. Many are engaged in professions other than their chosen field’s .Once one retires what is the worth of these qualifications acquired after perseverance, expense time and effort. It is not like inheritance that can be passed over or that anyone in the family would be interested to posses. Is burning, destroying them any better option. Professionals like doctors, architects, etc have to compulsorily display them or for infusing confidence about their qualifications. Private individuals proudly hang them on walls for prominent display. Name plates on doors of residences, labels, envelopes, compound walls are other forms display and communication., One certainly need to be proud of genuine efforts in acquiring academic, professional qualifications
Degrees are available for a price without basic education and depending upon whether it is SSCE, graduate, postgraduate and class. There are ghost writers with all formal, perfect arrangements and maintaining records. Those that have acquired such degrees are quiet for the backlash that may result on disclosures. The politicians especially in possession remain silent, but the establishment carry on the propaganda .Night classes, part time and correspondence courses wet the appetite of those who are left out and wish to grow educationally, Genuine qualifications are a matter of satisfaction and pride for the holders. The school clerk without formal training, degrees was writing commercial books in Kon. Another, employed as a cook, who had no formal education was handling repairs of radios TV`s reading circuits A teacher of commerce developed expertise in devanagri Kon, now retired and working on approved grammar and other books on Konkani .There are commerce teachers who have developed expertise in teaching English proficiently in Higher classes. A laboratory assistant and arts graduate would love to deliver, science lectures An undergraduate taught maths in higher classes, but to day conducts degree classes and almost all subjects at SSCE and is known for his expertise Degrees are not an absolute measure of competence. Thomas AlvA Edison had 2000 patents to his name ,Michael Farady was elf educated, so much so when he was to be inducted among the greats for his work, objections were raised about his qualifications The worth of degrees, qualifications, experience will surely end with the individual, but the experience, wisdom accumulated can always be used for the good of humanity in any possible way Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
