2007-03-08 23:08:23 · 4 answers · asked by vsunight 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
I love higher education because there is so much to learn. I have raised four children and have two who are still young. But I have not at all stopped learning. There are hundreds of things I want to learn, and still have time for: Being fluent in another language; probably Spanish, sewing quilts, learning many country-western dance steps, reading the 100 greatest books (I've read maybe 10 of them), and I want to be really good at chess. There are many things I will never learn at my age, (gymnastics, barrel racing) but I will enjoy them through my children. I even want to learn about geometry and calculus. I've learned more with each of my children whom I've home schooled. (I went as far with them in math as I could, and then hired a tutor. But, each time, I've gotten farther. I love getting smarter and smarter. After the age of 10, or so, most people become self-educated. Either they want to learn things, or they just stick it out until they can quit school, and never get much beyond what they knew in fifth grade. Such people are reluctant to improve. They think that reading widely and well are not important, and they do not have a desire to know where the countries they hear about on the news are located. They hear a name in the news and if it is not an entertainment celebrity, they have no curiosity to find out more about that person. They do not feel that they need to know more about math or spelling or history. As teens, they don't stand out, particularly, because it is sometimes common for teens to be preoccupied with entertainment, fashion and boy-girl relationships. But as adults, ignorant people stand out as merely ignorant. They cannot get good jobs doing things they love for reasonable pay. They become discontented and watch a lot of TV and are mostly bored. A good education, however, opens up so many doors.
2007-03-09 04:43:01 · answer #1 · answered by teachermama 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's just like everything else out there in the world. There are pros and cons, but for the most part, I enjoy learning. Love it, as a matter of fact.
That's why I chose to homeschool my children. I love to learn.
Love to watch people learn.
Love those lightbulb moments.
2007-03-09 12:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by Terri 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Becouse we want to know any new thing, there is lots of thing undiscavered in the world, so e d u c a t i o n is every thing.
2007-03-09 07:33:15 · answer #3 · answered by niceboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because sometimes it teaches people how to spell correctly.
E-d-u-c-a-t-i-o-n. Education.
2007-03-09 07:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋