The reading was a large part of why I enjoyed the classes so much too. You are correct it would be education for educations sake. I enjoy learning, I love reading, I enjoy writing. I figure if I'm gonna do it any way. I might as well have something to show for it. Reading is one of my favorite past times. Doesn't matter if its medical research journals, Engineering magazines, gossip rags, various forums, or even financial publications. I enjoy reading them and trying to learn the most I can from them. I branch out into many different things in my thirst for knowledge. Just cause I hated the boring repetitive core classes at school in no way means I'm stupid. The first two years were like a repeat of high school. I was bored with them and decided against participating in them.
I've written Master level papers for people and gotten A's on them. In my entire college career and two years after it ended. I never made below a 96 on any research paper I wrote for myself or others.
My posts on here do not reflect my writing skills. Having a computer that will grammar check and spell check is a huge benefit. I just use a phone for ease of use.