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Erudition May Not Go With Education

I'm sure everyone has met a few of these: Planning on college but can't formulate a sentence or spell shoe Still they want a degree so they think college will do Many leaders in the world never had a formal education Such as Ford, Lincoln, Churchill, Truman and Edison What they learned they acquired by their own volition And could out shine the masses by their erudition. Does higher education improve those who haven't the equipment they need Not likely because no harvest is gleaned from a field gone to seed Lack of learning many examples come to mind But they're really common… not hard to find intellectual lack includes "Who was Plutarch? Oh it's a relative of Pluto" "Isn't that something everyone should know ?" "In Ancient times there was WWII" "Not many people then only a few" "What is Sagittarius, can't locate it" "Something about archery…maybe Robin Hood would fit" "I'm surprised about Robin Hood that you know about him" "Well it's an eating place where you can carry out or eat in" So those dim in the head don't waste your resources By going to school to take erudite courses Not a thing will stick in your head from that school And it should be remembered not even God can teach a fool

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