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Dec 20, 2017 · A new report in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology named the term “educationism” and for the first time found clear evidence for what Fusarelli and many others have long suspected:...
- They listen and they hear. This is so simple that perhaps it doesn’t seem worth saying, but in our distracted and overbusy age I think it’s worth declaring that an educated person knows how to pay attention–to people and to the world around them.
- They read and they understand. This too is utterly simple to say, but very difficult to achieve, since there are so many many ways of reading in this world.
- They can talk with anyone. An educated person knows how to talk: they can give a speech, they can make people laugh, they can ask thoughtful questions, and they can hold a conversation with anyone they meet, whether that person is a high school dropout or a Nobel laureate, a child or a patient dying in a hospital, a factory worker or a farmer or a corporate CEO.
- They can write clearly and persuasively and movingly. What goes for talking goes for writing as well: an educated person knows the fine craft of putting words on paper.
May 31, 2021 · Highly Educated People Hold Low Opinions of Others. It’s also useful to understand how highly educated people view others and their social relationships.
Feb 19, 2017 · An educated person is rational and reasonable. He has the ability to reason analytically and critically. He has the ability to think clearly and independently and has good judgment. He knows how ...
- The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done. --
- An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.--
- Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -- Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013, South African President, philanthropist.
- The object of education is to teach us to love beauty. -- Plato, 424 – 348 BC, philosopher mathematician.
Aug 16, 2022 · However, when they are asked to offer a nuanced answer to each question, most people are completely stumped – just as you may be, too. This bias is known as an “illusion of knowledge”.
Aug 27, 2024 · When people strike us as particularly “well-educated,” this might mean that they’ve had lots of school, Valiant writes, but it could also mean that they’re exceptionally educable, with the ...
