Agree. To put JFK over Lincoln immediately made my “BS Meter” go off.
Had a friend, one of the smartest people I’ve ever met, who never even graduated from High School. I’ve spent the majority of my adult life working in higher education and educated sure has heck doesn’t mean intelligent.
But educated people like to think it does.
I personally never had the opportunity to attend college, but I’ve worked my way up to near the head of my profession in a rather obscure field. People are remarkably surprised when they find out I’m not college educated, though I make no attempt to hide it. By the time they find out, I’ve usually thoroughly demonstrated my competence on the job, so they don’t care.
One of my more enjoyable experiences was leading a team to victory in a winter festival Knowledge Bowl competition. College town, and we stomped all over teams loaded with PhDs.
Never let schooling interfere with your education. They are distinct concepts, though people confuse them.