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• Hello everyone, I'm 20 years old and I live in England. I just wanted to know do people like and respect me less because of my education? Please look below for a full list of my certificates and qualifications that I have gained from school and college. I went to a special needs school as I have got a mild learning disability. My brothers have called me things such as spast.c, retard.d a stupid useless spast.c because of my education and they say my qualifications and certificates are worthless, are they right? The qualifications I gained at school: * The FA Football Development Programme, Junior Football Organisers Course * Edexcel, Entry Level Certificate subjects, English Entry Level 3, RE Entry Level 2 * AOA, Entry Level 3 in Science * OCR, Entry Level 3's in, Information And Communication Technology, and Physical Education * Edexcel, GCSE Certificate grade E in Art And Design * OCR, GCSE Certificate in Mathematics grade G * Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award * Trinity College London Bronze Level 1 Award in the Arts Qualifications gained at college * FE Level Up Award Bronze * OCR, National Skills Profile, Retail * Young Lives, Certificate of Achievment, as a Vinvolved volunteer with the Prince's Trust Team * OCR, Level 1 Certificate in Adult Numeracy * City & Guilds, Certificate of unit credit towards Personal Development and contributing to the community, Entry 3 planning for prpgression, Entry 3 Community project, Level 1 Career planning and making applications, Level 1 Supporting others, Level 1 Work- based experience * College course learner of the month award * City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Adult Literacy * City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Adult Literacy * Edexcel, Certificate of unit achievment, Level 1's in Applying for a job, Preparing for an interview and Interview skills * Nocn, Credit/s Awarded, Entry Level 3's in, Developing skills for use and maintaining garden tools, Introduction to propagation of plants, Induction to College, Developing an awareness of soil types, Introduction to garden horticulture, Developing skills for sowing and growing plants. * City & Guilds, Level 1 iTQ Certificate for IT users * City & Guilds Certificate of Unit Credit Towards, ITQ for IT Users, Level 1's in, improving productivity using IT, IT User Fundamentals, Using Email, Using mobile IT devices, and, Presentation software. City & Guilds Functional skills qualification in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Entry Level 3 * City & Guilds Functional skills qualification in Mathematics at Entry Level 3 * Edexcel BTEC Entry Level 3 in Workskills * Edexcel Notification of Performance, Entry Level 3's in Managing Your Own Money, and, Planning An Enterprise Activity Other certificates and qualifications: Level 1 in football coaching, FA Emergency First Aid FA Safeguarding Children Qualifications I am working towards this year: -Math’s Level 2 * -FA Coaching Children * -FA Fitness For Football * -FA Psychology For Football Level 1 * -FA Planning Preparing And Evaluating Coaching Sessions * -FA Running A Club * -FA Online Player And Match Analysis * -Youth Worker Level 1 Award * -Equality And Diversity Level 2 * -First Aid Outdoor Level 2 * -ECDL Level 2 (European Computer Driving Licence) -ITQ Level 2 -FA Youth Award Module 1 -FA Youth Award Module 2 -ITQ Level 3 -Youth Worker Level 2 Certificate -FA Basic First Aid For Sport -Youth Worker Level 3 Certificate -FA First Aid Online -FA Futsal - Laws Of The Game -FA Laws Of The Game -NVQ In Customer Service Level 2 -NVQ Level 2 Play Work -Level 2 Business and Administration The qualifications and certificates above that have got * next to them they are qualifications and certificates that I have already completed this year. Do people look down on me because I haven't done A Levels and because I haven't gone to University? Do people like and respect me less because of my education? Thank you in advance for all of the help and advice, I am very grateful.

• Answer:

  I'm pretty sure people won't look down on someone with no qualifications. I genuinely couldn't care less what qualifications someone has....i like them for their personality. And I got an A in A level maths (I'm not trying to boast, I'm just trying to let you see that people with good qualifications don't judge others if they don't have A levels or whatever). Unless they're a stuck up poop (in which case, it doesn't matter whether they like/respect you). They can jog on lol. Anyway...you've got loadsa good qualifications! Chillax :) You've nothing to stress about! It really doesn't affect the way people like/respect you anyway. I think your brothers have given you a complex about qualifications/education. Maybe talk to your brothers about how their comments upset you and ask them to stop? It's hard to admit that someone's 'light-hearted' comments upset you, but if you actually tell them, they may actually realise that it's affecting you negatively. Cos they probably don't even realise and think they're just acting like a brother is supposed to act. Hope I've helped and not rambled too much :)