Why School Education is Important?

Waking up at 7:00 a.m. every morning throughout Kindergarten to 12th grade, I was always excited to enter education environment. Day to day, I would learn new knowledge as well as have an abundance of educational experiences I remember to this day. School was and continues to be a large part of my life where I gather new information on a day to day basis. For some of my classmates and friends, school was always associated with hate. They would hate going to school every day and hate doing homework and extracurricular activities.

Although school is a challenge for many students, I enjoyed challenging myself as well as accomplishing many of my personal goals throughout my K-12 experience. Education is the future due to the fact that every time a teacher answers the unknown for a child, that opens up the possibility for more questions. More questions mean a thirst for more quench of knowledge. This thirst can be their motivation to succeed. (Davis)

Schooling is a large part of life in the United States. Education plays an extremely important role in giving students as well as citizens of the U.S. knowledge of the world around us. Although there are core subjects such as math, science, social studies, English, etc., information cannot be converted into knowledge without having proper education. In the United States, we have free elementary, middle and high school education. This takes burden off students backs of attempting to support students with proper education before they are ready. Having these “opportunities gives us the chance to discover ourselves through college and trade schools, as opposed to having to work to make ends meet or kill to survive” (Davis). Moreover, if people in war-torn countries had time set aside to "free read," imagine the kind of ingenuity that could be produced from them as it is produced in the U.S. Our ability to educated ourselves in elementary school, gym class, music lessons starting at age five sets us aside from countries who may struggle (Davis).

The Compulsory Education Laws require children to attend a public or state-accredited private school. There are certain exceptions, such as homeschooling, but virtually all states have mandates for when children must start their schooling and how old they must be before deciding to drop out. Typically, “children must start school by the age of six and remain enrolled until they are at least 16. These laws were put in place not only to improve literacy rates but also to discourage the widespread child labor practices of the 19th and early 20th centuries” (FindLaw).

But why does the Unites States mandate that all children must be enrolled and attend formal school? Prior to mandatory education, historically speaking, parents would put their own children to labor. Presently, we have child labor laws that would prevent that action. The children who would be most affected by no laws are the students who already choose to skip school on a daily basis. There are students who skip school because they lack guidance, specifically parental guidance. If it wasn’t for these mandated laws, society would have no proper way to aid and guide children as well as teenagers to proper knowledge and education.

Education is extremely important in the U.S. and should be important elsewhere as well. Education is not only math, English, history, science, etc. but it a realm of realization and opportunity. According to Mohamed Reda, a fundraising Consultant, education strongly deals with equality. If we want to see the world as a just and fair place where everyone is given equal opportunities, education is what we require. Education is a must if we want to do away with the existing differences between different social classes as well as genders. It opens a portal of opportunities for the lower class so that they may have an equal chance to receive paid jobs. Education also plays an enormous role in women empowerment as well. If we start to gain knowledge from K-12 mandated education, we as a society will be able to learn more about the equality and justice of our society as well as what we as people can do to make the world a better place. Furthermore, education majorly affects our understanding of the difference between right and wrong actions as well as language. An educated person is well aware of the consequences of wrongdoing actions and he is less likely to get influenced and do something which is not morally correct (Reda). Also, a number of uneducated people who live a poverty-stricken life owning to lack of opportunities often turn to illegal ways such as theft and robbery to solve their problems. It is not necessary their fault that they commit these illegal actions, rather, it sadly due to their socio-economic status. Thankfully, in the United States, people belonging in the lower class are still able to receive an education due to the amazing opportunities America provides. If you are educated, you are well aware of your rights, the law and your responsibilities towards the society. Hence, education is an important factor which contributes in social harmony and peace (Reda).

Education is also important due to its production of socialization. In order for us as humans to survive, we need to surround ourselves with other humans. School, especially throughout K-12, is an excellent source to build friendships and networks. K-12 is just the beginning of the socialization where it prepares you for college as well as future jobs and internships. These connections and relationships with other students as well as teachers can offer you guidance through one’s career landscape and offer proper aid when one needs a shoulder to lean on. In K-12 we learn how to socialize, collaborate ideas, work as a team, gain new knowledge, and become inspired.

Without school, knowledge would not spread as quickly. Our access to new ideas and people could easily be cut completely. A world without school or a proper education would create language barriers and would stall the “dispersion of economic growth, tolerance, and the appreciation of our fellow human beings” (Saharn). If it wasn’t for my K-12 program, I would not have met my best friends, gained a new understanding about society, nor would I have gotten into the University of Miami.

Works Cited

1. “Compulsory Education Laws: Background.” Findlaw, education.findlaw.com/education-options/compulsory-education-laws-background.html.
2. “The Importance of School: 7 Advantages of Education.” Udemy Blog, blog.udemy.com/importance-of-school/.
3. “Top 10 Reasons Why Education Is Extremely Important.” LinkedIn, www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-10-reasons-why-education-extremely-important-mohamed-reda.
4. “Understanding Importance of American Education, As Told By An Education Major.” The Odyssey Online, Odyssey, 30 Jan. 2018, www.theodysseyonline.com/education-really-future.

Did you like this example?

753

40