Who Is the Educated Person?

A Virtuous Citizen 

The educated person is someone who has learned how to act virtuously; the educated person is, in short, the good person. If one has never learned how to act decently toward oneself and others, then nothing else one has learned can be of value.

A Problem Solver 

The educated person is someone who is actively involved in society. This person engages with the world around them, not for their own personal good, but for the good of all. Working for the good of others, for the good of one's society, requires (1) an understanding of how one's society functions, and (2) the ability to solve problems. Problem solving requires critical thinking skills--one usually cannot solve a problem without analyzing it and looking at it from several angles.

Thus, these things--critical thinking, the functioning of one's society, and virtues--are What Is Worth Knowing. Producing virtuous, problem-solving citizens is the key Role of School in Society.