Well Educated When I am asked the question “What does being an educated person mean?” I am torn in several directions. Does it mean that you had to go to the most prestigious school and receive the highest honors? Does it mean you have a College education vs. only a high school education? Does it mean you possess the required skills for the career that you chose in life? What does it mean to be an educated person? This is perhaps one of the toughest questions I have had to answer in my collegiate
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is a very common stereotype. America may have always appeared to be ahead of China in terms of schooling but recently‚ China has decided to improve their education standards in hopes to increase their living standards as well. In the article‚ “The Educated Giant” by Nicholas D. Kristof in the New York Times‚ he states that china’s education system is starting to surpass us and that we Americans need to raise our own standards‚ his reason are that Chinese stu¬dents are hungrier for education
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The Educated Single Mother “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” (Mermillod) This quote emphasizes one of the many meanings of the word “mother”. This quote can especially relate to single mothers. When faced with the difficulty of raising a child by yourself‚ you sometimes have to play the role of mom and dad. Mothers may never be able to fill the void of the missing father‚ but given the chances‚ they will try. To say the least‚ being a
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The Meaning of Being an Educated Person Being educated is one of the most important attribute a person can have. However‚ there is a difference between being educated from experience and being educated from readings and schoolwork. Though being knowledgeable through experience allows a person to be thought of as well-rounded‚ the basics of his or her own rights and abilities are often overlooked. Not too many people can recite all of their rights and capabilities and be able to explain them
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People are struggling and trying to find a secure career seems to be almost impossible. Millions and millions of people graduate college in the hope that finding the job of their dreams will come so easily. Sadly that is not the case and our newly educated individuals are unemployed. Most having to accept minimum wages positions just to keep up with today’s fast paced world. After working so hard for years to make something of yourself‚ not to mention the debt you are left to pay after. It certainly
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What is an educated Filipino by Francisco Benitez The conception of education and of what an educated man is varies in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life‚ what are the qualities which an educated man should possess? Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during the last forty years. The contact with Americans and their civilization has modified
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However‚ there are also important benefits for society as a whole. An educated woman has the skills‚ information and self-confidence that she needs to be a better parent‚ worker and citizen. An educated woman is‚ for example‚ likely to marry at a later age and have fewer children. Cross-country studies show that an extra year of schooling for girls reduces fertility rates by 5 to 10 per cent. And the children of an educated mother are more likely to survive. In India‚ for example‚ the infant mortality
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Kendale Dye WRT 101 Professor Centore 24 February 2014 “Can you be educated from a distance?” The Quality of education does not always depend on the professor who is teaching a course‚ but on the will that the student has to learn. For some students‚ an online course is just as effective and as challenging as any physical course that can be taken. Although this may be true‚ there are both advantages and disadvantages to taking online courses. An online course may be convenient to students who
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and contribute to the greater good. However‚ the term “educated” is a rather loose concept which differs from culture to culture. Having grown up in Western society following an international upbringing‚ I am naturally biased to attribute certain qualities to an “educated” person that another person from a different culture might not recognize. These various attributes affect the direct but also the suggested responsibilities that an educated person might hold‚ the latter being implied and not related
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We could say that an educated person is like a piece of artwork‚ it is open to the interpretation of the viewer. Just like every art work critique has their own opinion about an artwork‚ everyone has their own different interpretations of what an educated person is. One thing is clear though‚ in order to be a successful person in life‚ you do not need money‚ as well as in order to be an educated person‚ you do not need a college diploma. What you are willing to give up in order to become your best
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