Conception Of An Educated Person

I can picture being in Thomas Jones place and listening to a student wondering what the speaker is saying, their interest is not listening to the speakers, but walking the stage and the end commencement. As Thomas Jones pointed out; why did we not discuss the educated person question prior to commencement? We do need to answer the question: “What is an educated person?” (Jones)

Knowledgeable, educated, and wise have become descriptive characteristics that have become seemingly interchangeable in today’s society. However, what does it mean to be educated, wise or knowledgeable? In the article “The Educated Student: Global Citizen or Global Consumer” by Benjamin Barber, he says “…young people were exposed more and more to tutors other than teachers in their classrooms or even those who were in their churches, their synagogues-and today their mosques as well.” (417). It is suggested that the places where these characteristics are obtained have changed with industrialization and capitalism. “The Student and the University (from the Closing of the American Mind)” by Allen Bloom directly postulates from the vantage

Keohane (2012) believes education is important because the “most valuable and attractive people we know are those who have rich and fascinating intellectual furniture in those spaces rather than a void between their ears” (Keohane, 2012). Keohane (2012) argues that the most exceptional people are those that are educated in many fields and are a fountain of facts. On the contrary, Friedman argues that the people that didn’t receive education and still succeeded in the world are those that are truly exceptional (Friedman, 2014). Unlike Keohane (2012), Friedman (2014) prioritizes talent rather than a lifetime of education, because those with talent are more likely to succeed.

A college degree is a valuable asset that could ultimately lead to a productive life in society due to the received education, but people without a college degree do turn out more than adequate in regards to societal success. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the forecasted 30 fastest growing jobs between 2010 and 2020, five do not require a high school diploma, nine require a high school diploma, four require an associate 's degree, six require a bachelor 's degree, and six require graduate degrees to get the jobs (College). In an article called “College Education” by ProCon.org,

Education is not defined by knowledge, but rather by how one uses it to improve. As stated by Angela Lee Duckworth, “In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. It was grit.” This is an effective statement because we think that a person’s success is defined by their college degree, but people have never thought beyond the fact that someone without a college degree is more educated than someone who had graduated from college. People who learned from observations and make creation from scratch were more likely to make a difference even when they do not have a high school and/or college degrees. Those who went to school and earned A’s for their schoolworks would be less likely to make a difference because their passion is to get good grades rather than learning new ideas. The motivation to be smarter

In the United States, there has been, and always will be a debate on education.While some feel it is very important and crucial to success, others feel it is unessential to our happiness and well being. Many assume that education and success are directly associated with intellectualism. In this essay, I will review the current trend in research on intellectualism, which many feel is to enforce pursuing a higher education, due to a common belief among the American people that those who do not receive a higher education are seemingly less intelligent. Research on this topic increasingly suggests that those who receive a higher education, tend to make more money, rating them as more successful in the eyes of

The articles “Blue-Collar Brilliance” written by Mike Rose and “Are Too Many People Going to College?” by Charles Murray discuss the importance of education and its outcomes. Both authors talk about people’s careers on the aspect of whether a college degree made them succeed in life or it is just an expensive waste of time. Also, each article has its own opinion over the fact that some people with college education aren’t able to find jobs while others with no college background are able to succeed. Rose and Murray, both agreed on the idea that college isn’t for all just simply because of its cost, and how each person’s intelligence does not depend on their acceptance to a college; further, both authors also acknowledge the importance of blue-collar workers and their prosperity.

Consider this example, I go to a private school, and my friend goes to a public school and is one grade higher than I am. You would think that a private school student is better educated than a public school student. We both get the same grades, does this mean we are equally smart and does being smart mean being well-educated? As a grade lower than her I have learned more about essay writing in general than her. I’ve been taught how to write is MLA format and I’ve written a number of essays, outlines, and thesis statements, I’ve been doing this for years. My public school friend on the other hasn’t learned this until recently even though she is one grade higher than me. You’d think she would have learned this first, and does this make me more educated than her; perhaps in one area. On the other hand my friend has read many classic literatures for school and I have not, does this make her more educated than me; perhaps in one area. We both do well in school and on tests yet she is constantly correcting my spelling and I am constantly explaining what certain words mean to her. In short, it is understood that private school education is better than public school education yet this does not mean in any way that I am any smarter than my friend who goes to public

What does it mean to be well educated? To be well educated it is a balance between academics and practical knowledge. Throughout this paper I will show that one does not necessarily need a college degree to be deemed as well educated. I will explore both aspects of academics and practical knowledge and how it affects individuals.

In his essay titled “Yes A College Education Is Worth the Costs,” published in USA Today, former president of Southern Virginia University and a law professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law Rodney K. Smith, raises his concern about people willing to invest in material things rather than their future. By using the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the unemployed population to show that the unemployment rate is caused by the absences of graduates to satisfy the jobs in demand, he tries to convince the reader of the importance of education. As a 2010 report by the BLS indicates compared to 14.9% unemployed people without a high school diploma, only 1.9% graduates with a doctoral degree are unemployed. In addition, the average weekly income of a high school degree holder is 1106 less than a doctoral degree holder (qtd in Smith).

education, a student can access their toolbox of senses and resources as they adventure as a puzzle piece of society. Some people who do not pursue higher education are therefore not as well equipped. As Plato (306) would say, “I think that he would rather suffer anything than entertain these false notions and live in this miserable

In American society, many Americans see anyone who doesn’t have a four year college degree as someone who is below them.For example, in the article, Why College Isn’t (And Shouldn’t Have to Be) For Everyone, by Robert Reich, it states, “America clings to the conceit that four years of college are necessary for everyone and looks down its nose at people who don't have college degrees.”(84)Many Americans think if someone who hasn’t gone to a four year college then, they aren’t as smart as them.

According to Gerald Gaff, intellectualism sparked interest in many students that are labeled as “street smart” (Hidden Intellectualism). Gerald Graff in the editorial, “Hidden Intellectualism,” states that more and more students become more intellectual while attending college. He supports his statements by offering his own personal experiences and documenting biographies on students. “College-educated adults are more likely than others to be open to differing views of others, and the young children of adults with higher levels of education have higher cognitive skills and engage in more extracurricular, cultural, athletic, and religious activities than other children” (Education Pays). The authors in this publication of “Education Pays. . .” states this claim to provide facts and research over the topic of college benefits and intellectualism. With that said, society also benefits from college. These findings have important consequences for improving the current image of America so for its profile as a leader in

In our society individuals’ intelligence is classified depending on ones educational background. Many careers do not require any type of higher education, while others demand specific knowledge and degrees to prove someone’s competence. Since a long time ago our civilization has been divided in to the working class also known as blue collar, and the administrative class also known as white collar, meaning those who have a higher income than many in the blue collar class, and do not have to get their hands dirty during their work. When individuals graduate from high school they have two simple options when it comes to careers; either to continue to peruse a higher education by studying hard and knowing that they might not

Is a four-year college really necessary for your desired occupation? Would you feel successful obtaining credentials in vocational training rather than a college degree? How would your parents feel with this choice? Questions like these are debated widely in our society today. In the essay, “On ‘Real Education’”, Robert T. Perry, the South Dakota Board of Regents director, declares “we need more, not fewer university and community college graduates” (625). He is responding to the contrasting stance on higher education that Charles Murray stated in his book, Real Education. Perry challenges Murray’s main claim that our country is wasting resources and time sending so many Americans with low intellectual capacities to college.