Who do you consider "highly educated"?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More than one terminal degree

This.

I have two terminal degrees. I feel like I know almost nothing, tbh. But I guess people do consider it "highly educated"? I don't know. No one seems impressed with it, but on the other hand I don't really tell people so I'm not sure most people I know are aware of how many degrees I have.

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PhD

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Highly educated means they've attained high levels of formal education. That doesn't mean they're smarter, more well rounded, or knowledgable. It doesn't mean that they aren't though either.

This is the beauty of language - words have meaning. I feel like half of the posters in this thread just want to attack PhDs. You may well do that on a number of grounds (whether or not they are valid is another question), but you cannot deny that they are highly educated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:More than one terminal degree

This.

I have two terminal degrees. I feel like I know almost nothing, tbh. But I guess people do consider it "highly educated"? I don't know. No one seems impressed with it, but on the other hand I don't really tell people so I'm not sure most people I know are aware of how many degrees I have.

You seem sort of seem wise in the sense that you're aware of your own limitations. Maybe it comes from you many years of schooling.

[Anonymous]

Just my personal opinion, but one who would be described as “highly educated” to me would be someone w/a Master’s ↪️ Ph.d.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would consider a person with a terminal degree to be "highly educated." In most instances that is a Phd. Could be something like an MFA, though.

Just a master's? No -- not "highly educated." Plenty of folks running around with these cash cow master's degrees (Phoenix MBA anyone? cash cow degree of the day -- MPH?) that anyone could get. Professional degree? Maybe? Probably not. You could argue that one.

Multiple advanced degrees? Yes. So two master's. A JD and an MA. An MD and an MBA. Whatever. Assuming they aren't online pay-to-play.

+1

[Anonymous]

I feel as though "highly educated" is how people are described before the commentary on their ignorance in key areas is brought up: MAGAts, anti-vaxxers, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Highly educated means they've attained high levels of formal education. That doesn't mean they're smarter, more well rounded, or knowledgable. It doesn't mean that they aren't though either.

This is the beauty of language - words have meaning. I feel like half of the posters in this thread just want to attack PhDs. You may well do that on a number of grounds (whether or not they are valid is another question), but you cannot deny that they are highly educated.

No, it means having attained high levels of education, not necessarily formal education. Very often that is in the form of formal education but not always.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a B.A in English Literature and Biology from the University of Virginia. It would appear that my diverse academic background has made more more educated than the average person I come across. I would say I am "well educated" but would need a masters to be considered "highly educated." My friends I consider "highly educated" are:

- B.A in Hospitality from the National University of Singapore
- MBA from the Said School of Business

or

- B.S in Biological Sciences from Imperial College London
- Masters in Management from London Business School

- B.A in Near and Middle East Studies from Emory University
- M.A. in Arab Studies from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service

Personally I'm not sure I'd consider someone with a Masters in English Literature to be highly educated. Well read, definitely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think of it as someone who is extensively learned in a specific topic. I have a BA, JD, and LLM. For my specialty, I attend advanced courses yearly to learn updated material. Most would consider me highly educated and an expert in my field.

But can you only do this one thing? I'd call that narrowly educated, and not someone I'd want with me if my life depended on their knowledge. What do you know about medicine, construction and sustainable farming?

Do you understand the difference between broadly educated and highly educated?

Do you think only someone with a PhD, an MD, and twenty years in the construction industry is highly educated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Highly educated means they've attained high levels of formal education. That doesn't mean they're smarter, more well rounded, or knowledgable. It doesn't mean that they aren't though either.

This is the beauty of language - words have meaning. I feel like half of the posters in this thread just want to attack PhDs. You may well do that on a number of grounds (whether or not they are valid is another question), but you cannot deny that they are highly educated.

It depends on the PhD subject and topic. Some of them are pretty underwhelming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too many degrees is sometimes a red flag for over-compensating

What? This is an ignorant comment. Do you only have a high school diploma?

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They not like us

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I’ve interacted with many doctors, doctorates who I do not consider highly educated. Highly educated to me means someone who is well read and aware of different culture’s traditions and views, who is not resistant to learning.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve interacted with many doctors, doctorates who I do not consider highly educated. Highly educated to me means someone who is well read and aware of different culture’s traditions and views, who is not resistant to learning.

I also believe this is key. They present as interesting people who listen as opposed to people who think they know everything and don't listen.