Activity 1.4: What Does it Mean to be Educated?

To be educated is to possess the skills needed to become a functioning, contributing member of one's society. These skills are reading, writing, and mathematics. If one has a grasp of reading one can learn new skills, decode directions, and apply reading to discovery and examination of general societal discourse. If one has a grasp of writing, one can express one's ideas to the society, and clearly argue and defend new ideas for others to consider. If one has a grasp of mathematics, one can engage in trade, manage wealth, and participate in creating new structures.