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<blockquote data-quote="gypsylove" data-source="post: 2798582" data-attributes="member: 139507">That is crap.&nbsp; Just because you don&#039;t need to know it to do job X that you want when you graduate from high school/college/whatever doesn&#039;t mean that you shouldn&#039;t know stuff like that.First off, if you learn stuff like this, it will separate you from the ignorant.&nbsp; It will give you some culture, some good party facts.&nbsp; Hell, it might even help you in your career.&nbsp; What if you go to your first interview for job X, and your interviewer is playing Beethoven&#039;s 4th symphony.&nbsp; He would be mighty impressed if you could name it by ear, and talk about what was going on in beethovens life at the time.If you think specific knowledge about an applicable subject is all that you will need to succeed in the relevant area, you are wrong.The skills that are required to succeed in school are the same skills that are required to succeed in the &quot;real world&quot; (in general), so if you are honest with yourself and do your best to develop those skills while you are in school, you will be more likely to succeed in the real world.&nbsp; If you cheat, you won&#039;t be building those skills, and you&#039;ll be less likely to succeed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gypsylove, post: 2798582, member: 139507"] That is crap. Just because you don't need to know it to do job X that you want when you graduate from high school/college/whatever doesn't mean that you shouldn't know stuff like that. First off, if you learn stuff like this, it will separate you from the ignorant. It will give you some culture, some good party facts. Hell, it might even help you in your career. What if you go to your first interview for job X, and your interviewer is playing Beethoven's 4th symphony. He would be mighty impressed if you could name it by ear, and talk about what was going on in beethovens life at the time. If you think specific knowledge about an applicable subject is all that you will need to succeed in the relevant area, you are wrong. The skills that are required to succeed in school are the same skills that are required to succeed in the "real world" (in general), so if you are honest with yourself and do your best to develop those skills while you are in school, you will be more likely to succeed in the real world. If you cheat, you won't be building those skills, and you'll be less likely to succeed. [/QUOTE]

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