Being considered a “well-educated” person is a topic that has been debated on several occasions by friends and family. There are some in this debate who consider themselves highly educated because of great financial success, others because they have many degrees. I find that people's attitudes can make or break a person regardless of who they are or how much they have earned financially. The truth is that no matter what a person may have in life, if ignorance precedes them, there is no way this title is applicable. There are societies that believe that the importance of education depends on educational status, academic goals, and a particular social status that has a certain degree of class or stature. For some people, social status may depend on how many friends they have on social media, how many photos they have, how much money is in a bank account, or what car they drive. Others define social status by joining social clubs, pageants, or community groups. The level of good education is difficult to define and instead of defining what that means, why not ask what the purposes of education are. Paradoxical statements are also used to contradict the truth about people and how they can be seemingly intelligent but have no clue about the simplest things. The quality of education is evaluated based on what a student should know or be able to do. be considered educated. The question of whether or not people seriously argue about this topic today is compared to whether people argued about it in the first century. I like to think that education was as important then as it is now. Skepticism may be conducive or defensible depending on the topic, but there must also be a recognition... ... middle of paper ...... that goes beyond academic goals to determine the answer. THESIS Being well educated does not always consist of eloquent people, successful entrepreneurs, prestigious scholars with few degrees or decorated military personnel. Many might say that the quality of the person or character is more important. People are judged simply by what others may or may not assume, what they see, or what is written with the possibility of not being a fact. Many people have been assigned some sort of status in life which can increase a person's importance or lower their quality status in life. Many have earned positions with the right to say they are “well educated,” which is a fair representation or assessment of who they are or have become. Works Cited What does it mean to be well educated? - Alfie Kohnwww.alfiekohn.org/teaching/welleducated.htm‎