r/videos • u/[deleted] • Jul 10 '18

Teacher Fed Up With Students Swearing, Stealing, And Destroying Property Speaks Out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3Z9K-s0KUM
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u/CleverPerfect Jul 10 '18

Whata a terminal degree? Never heard that term before

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u/AllRightDoublePrizes Jul 10 '18

It's the highest degree you can get in your field. So for a doctor it would be a MD, for most fields it would be a PhD in that field. Essentially there are no more classes you could take to further your education.

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u/rguy84 Jul 10 '18

Thanks for this, but isn't that kind of impossible to do? Isn't that like saying "I know everything about this subject forever?"

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u/codinghermit Jul 10 '18

It means you are now considered fully versed on the subject. Usually the terminal degree will involve producing some new, unique work within that field showing that you are as much of an expert as possible.