What Does it Mean to be Well Educated

While I was reading this article it made me think of how true it is that people focus so much on grades, how long you go to school, and how many big words you know. I do not think that you have to go to school or do homework to necessarily be well- educated, but you do have to have an understanding on a subject. I believe that once you understand one thing you can use that knowledge to figure out other things. Experience is an important thing that people should have, because once you have done something or seen it for yourself, then no matter what kind of learner you are, visual, auditory, or hands on, you have experienced them and can think back to them when needed.
Also, I really am not a fan of standardized test! Perhaps on of the top ten things I need to work on is working under pressure. When the heat is turned up, for instance taking the ACTs, my mind goes completely blank.
I thought it was particularly interesting that the wife of the author was a doctor but had trouble with multiplication and English. That defiantly goes to show that the criteria that everyone makes to be essential is really not in the long run!