I am not talking about having a doctorate in Harvard or anything like that; I am referring more to a basic education K-12 and later having the chance to attend college if one was so inclined. What is the importance, for a child growing into a young person and later growing into an adult, of a good education?
2006-08-08 07:41:25 · 4 answers · asked by Federico 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
A GOOD education would be of the very greatest benefit, both to the child and the world at large (I just went on about this very idea in a "how to save the world" question).
By GOOD, I, too, don't mean "Harvard Degree" but rather an education in which students learn to use the insights from various fields to become intellectually empowered to understand the world (including themselves).
If you can think clearly, relevantly, broadly, and deeply, and have a genuine respect for reason and evidence, if you can communicate clearly, if you can take in and assess new ideas and information, you can do dang-near anything you want or need to do.
A good education can make one a better citizen, consumer, parent, friend, voter -- there ain't no area having a good education wouldn't help.
2006-08-08 07:54:18 · answer #1 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Most important. There are a few high school grads still around making in excess of 100g/year. Those are people who have been at the same job for nearly 40 years in a chemical plant or oil refinery, or maybe a paper mill. All those jobs are gone for younger people, and they will not return. A HS grad today can expect to get a service type job like at a grocery store of a shopping mall. If they are real Lucky and can stick with it 10-15 years they may move up to manager and eventually make may be as much as 30g/year. That's about as good as it will get. The more "right" education you have the better off you will be. By "right" I mean that a degree in History is worthless in a computer field, and a degree in CIS is worthless as a truck driver. If you intend to go to college (you should) make sure you get your degree in what you intend to do in life. Lost of people today become medical doctors not because they like it but because the money is there. p.s. I would stay away from Harvard. A state school will be a fraction the cost of Harvard and probably will have a better selection of courses.
2006-08-08 08:00:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education is to the mind what exercise is to the body. It is part of the socialization of children into our culture. Education helps erase ignorance.
It gives you thinking skills, you understand the world and it's people and how things work, like politics, sociology, religion, philosophy etc.
2006-08-08 07:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by Maria b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good education will nourish the brain and expand your world
2006-08-08 13:18:33 · answer #4 · answered by fifi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋