Ten "most educated" people in the world

I thought this was very interesting. Enjoy.

The 10 Most Educated People on the Planet - Online Colleges

 

I want to be on this list some day.

 

The lady with the 200 IQ is mind blowing. I've never heard of anyone having an IQ that high. I believe 140+ is in the genius range and qualifies you for Mensa. At least she's put all that brain power to good use.:hail:

 

# 6 Dr. Rai 22 MAs, five PhDs, and three D. Litts. That is eight doctorates! It wore me out getting two master's and one specialist degree.

 

If the performance based degree model takes hold... then we have a chance!

 

I can top that...were is Kennedy-Western when you need them! :sgrin:

 

sideman: "The lady with the 200 IQ is mind blowing."

Since IQ is generally defined as the ratio of mental age to chronological age, this 62-year-old woman therefore has the brain power of a person of 124.

 

That one made me laugh. However, unaccredited would not qualify.

 

Dr. John Bear,

Interesting notion.

 

My take on this is different. To me it seems sad that these people have nothing else to do with their lives than collect degrees. At a certain point isn't it just a little off-putting that someone would earn a fourth doctoral degree rather than become involvd with another human or their community as an alternative? OCD.

 

Why assume they are not involved with another human or doing something amazing in the community? Maybe their research is reshaping society. I worked with a bunch of people that made under $10 an hour at one point. They knew every sports stat and talking about football to no end. Woudl they be better off earning a degree to have a better life...or involvd with another human (not just watching others on TV) or their community as an alternative?

 

Why so? I think we all have the right to pursue happiness where we see fit. He may be involved in his community, for sure he's involved in contributing financially to higher education and for sure he's contributing the the field(s)' body of knowledge.
For every doer, there's someone whose more of a doer. If I volunteer once per year, I'm judged by the guy volunteering every month, whose judged by the guy who volunteers weekly, whose judged by the guy who started his own non-profit. I say leave him alone.

 

I don't understand why two people with only 5 degrees are even on the list.

 

What about the guy with 18 associate's degrees?

 

BAM!!!!!! :You_Rock_Emoticon: I can't imagine someone here isn't on that list yet.

 

Working on my sixth degree. Numerous certifications. Some people collect trophies, certificates are my trophies. All the people in the article have full lives. I love reading.

 

Does quantity (i.e, the number of degrees earned) translate into quality (i.e., "most educated" or "level of knowledge)?

One student could earn 25 degrees with the minimum GPA to pass (let's say 2.0 for each degree). Another student may earn only 3 degrees, but with a 4.0+ GPA. Of the two, who is the most educated?

 

Well, does a higher GPA really mean you are more educated? How about the person that spends 10 hours a day reading books and has no degree...?

 

My take is that a person can be intelligent but not educated. Also an educated person could also not be an intelligent person. A person with 25 degrees is most likely an educated person not necessarily an intelligent person. A person with a 4.00 gpa at Harvard is mostly likely an intelligent person. The London taxi cab driver is also an intelligent person. A person like myself who study for a hobby with marginal GPAs from below average institutions is definitely not intelligent but may be educated.