A Unique Treat
I believe that the truly educated never graduate. Why? Because the wheels in their brain never stop working. After they graduate, they may be done with classrooms and textbooks, but their learning experience never ends. The brain of a truly educated person is like a sponge, soaking up knowledge wherever it goes. Throughout life, they seek knowledge about anything and everything that they see, hear, and do. For example, in fifth grade I learned all about early United States history—everything from Plymouth Rock to the first Thanksgiving. After completing fifth grade, my family and I went on a trip to visit my cousin who then lived in Boston. While I was there, I visited the site where the Boston Tea Party occurred and the exact location of the Boston Massacre. This experience helped me better understand our nation's history beyond what I learned in school. When I visited San Diego after my sophomore year, I saw Shakespeare’s play Macbeth at a theater that was built to look like the original Globe Theater in London. I had already learned about Shakespeare in my seventh and eighth grade English and history classes, but I discovered more about his life and work through this enjoyable experience. Even after I graduate from college, I plan to learn new things from the events of my daily life. If it's true that the average human only uses 10% of her brain during her lifetime, then the truly educated will never run out of space to fill her brain with new things every day.