Would somebody here kindly define "EDUCATION" ?

Mitchel Demry: educated means you went to school, or learned to read and write, to study and deliberate and come to rational conclusions from information provided. education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another.

Joellen Zorrilla: EDUCATIONthe gradual process of acquiring knowledgethe result of good upbringingEDUCATEDhaving attained a level of higher education, such as a college degreethoughtful, cultured, well read...Show more

Frances Macky: Education: -noun1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge or skills, as for a profession. 3. a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university education. 4. the result produced by instruction, training, or study! : to show one's education. 5. the science or art of teaching; pedagogics. Educated: â€"adjective 1. having undergone education: educated people. 2. characterized by or displaying qualities of culture and learning. 3. based on some information or experience: an educated estimate of next year's sales....Show more

Loriann Carrigan: the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"Department of ! Education: the United States federal department that administe! rs all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979...Show more