In my opinion a person who continues to seek knowledge demonstrates the qualities of an educated person. This quest is fulfilled by schooling, reading, travel, and work experiences through their whole life. The sharing of that acquired knowledge and experience to enrich the lives of those in their community, or when the opportunity presents, in a larger sphere of influence, enhances and enriches their own lives. Often times the educated are viewed as smart and literate yet lack common sense and are frequently limited by their overwhelming education. With there knowledge rendering them unable to deal with routine tasks of daily life, because they tend to complicate the process of functioning by over thinking. The playing field is leveled for them when a support person has those abilities they need. Let me demonstrate this opinion by telling you about some of these so called uneducated people that have a giant effect on my life on a daily bases.
My grandpa, Larry, is a Surveyor. He is educated by on-the-job experience and training. At the age of 18 he was hired as a seasonal worker survey aide. He demonstrated his willingness to work and learn by being dependable and trustworthy. His formal education was limited to just 11 years and a few weeks of the 12th grade. The company sent him to numerous educational seminars to improve his knowledge of surveying techniques. After three years of retirement he was invited to return as a retired annuitant to share his knowledge and skill with the younger surveyors. These men have degrees in surveying from various colleges yet lack the experience in identifying original survey markers, which enable them to trace or re-trace the boundaries of government land.
My father is probably the person that I could say is one of the most uneducated people I know, but he is also one of the smartest and well-rounded people I know. My father has been on his own since he was seventeen years old he has hitch hiked form Arkansas to California five times.