What Does It Mean To Be Educated

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The article is about being educated, and what it means to be educated. In this article the author is not missing much he is on point with most of what he is saying. Being educated in today’s world is not just about having a formal education, knowing all the right answers for a test and being good at following instructions. In today’s world you have to have the ability to be creativity and inovatitive; means having the ability to think for yourself. The old definition of educated is someone who went to a good school and got good grades. His definition of educated was a person who developed the intellect of good linguistics, mathematics and also a person who is caring and lovable. He makes his points by bringing up Alfie Kohn wife who is a physician

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