What is Social Identity and what does it mean to be educated?

Between Simon and Martina's TL:DR and my Writing 101/Critical Writing class, I have been thinking about identity in current society. Simon and Martina had one video (which I will attach a link for when I find which one it is again) where they mention how Korean students and American students are different in how they find their identity or something like that and how Korean students don't really care so much about finding who they are as an individual and they all just wants really good grades and that's how they become who they are and the best they can be, whereas in America, children are taught at a young age that different is good (but still fit in and be like everyone else). Individuality is such a part of the society; it is both praised and ridiculed, but always put on a high pedestal. Every person wants to stand out and be remembered. Every person wants to be 'that one' and not fit perfectly into the crowd.
In my Critical Writing class, we're talking about "What does it mean to get an education today?" In my essay, I was thinking about what it means to be educated:

Seriously! So, the thing on my mind isn't so much how does one stand out? Or how to be an individual?
But - "I'm already different, but can I consider myself to be educated?" John Henry Newman once wrote that "...educated men can do what illiterate cannot..." Does that mean if you're literate, then you're educated? Or is it something more than that? For me...:

Would you consider this to be educated? Sure, I may not graduate with a Masters Degree in Chemistry, but can everyone with a Masters Degree in Chemistry speak in English and Chinese and be learning Korean, Japanese and Thai? Huh?
What does it mean to be educated? Am I considered educated? Or am I just misleading myself?

(P.S. No, I haven' finished the PEACE notes. They are REALLY long and it's taking me way longer than I expected. I also have work and school work and finals are coming up. I will just post them when I'm done. The whole deadline thing on this is really not working out... -_-**  Sorry. I'm annoyed with myself too.)