educated and MBA

For what it means to be educated, these are the previous responses I gave: “I personally think being educated means having a demonstrated ability to listen carefully, to think critically, to evaluate facts rigorously, to reason analytically, to imagine creatively, to articulate interesting questions, to explore alternative viewpoints, to maintain intellectual curiosity and to speak and write persuasively.”
Presently, I believe that being able to communicate concisely, ability to look into facts and draw conclusions, being open-minded, being curious, ability to negotiate, showing discipline, are among some of what it means to be educated. All these are attributes of an educated individual from my point of view.

Not a lot has changed from what I previously thought about what it means to be educated. These are one of what I previously thought about the meaning of being an educated individual but were not stated. For instance, I still believe that being a good listener is an attribute of an educated individual but I have not stated that now as part of what I think presently.

I think it should be assumed that for the sake of discussion, there is always a possibility of leaving out some of the reasons why and narrowing down to a few. I still have the same meanings of what it means to be educated as previously stated and the current reasons whether similar or different, are just part of the repertoire.

Although the answer to why someone’s purpose of achieving a MBA would depend on individual set of goals, there is no doubt that a MBA is and viewed by many as a very valuable degree in the business world. Just as anyone else pursuing a MBA, I have my own reasons why I am pursuing one. Some of the reasons why I am pursuing a MBA includes but not limited to: competitive advantage, career advancement, management skills acquisition, development of decision-making skills, enhancement of written and oral communication skills, leadership, teamwork, maturity, and