Everybody is Ignorant

I really enjoyed how Butler viewed an educated person. "The vigor and effectiveness of one’s mental activity and learning today tell much more concerning whether that person is educated than does the record of matters learned last year." I had always shared the common view of an educated person, someone who has taken a lot of classes or someone who is taking more credit hours than average. While this may somewhat be true, Butler made clear to me that a truly educated person is someone who strives to learn, someone who actively seeks knowledge.



P: To convince everyone to become less ignorant by being actively engaged in getting an education. We should not discontinue our education even after college.

T: The author is writing about how people are afraid to study outside of their own profession or major because they fear of appearing ignorant in front of others.

I: Students need to study outside their major in order to broaden their understanding of everything.

C: The more educated we become, the more we realize our ignorance. Whenever we learn something about a subject, we are able to broaden our view and see how ignorant we are on that subject. There is so much we do not know.