Education

As both a current student and a future teacher, there's a lot that I can say about education. I believe that the importance of education in our lives plays a greater role than we think it does. Would I be writing in this blog now, if I had not received some sort of education before? It is a possibility, but it would be a lot harder to comprehend and my grammar skills would most likely be non-existent. Education comes from a lot of different sources. While going to school and being lectured by teachers and professors does provide a majority of our education, we also learn simply by living our lives. As children, some of us may have learned not to put our finger in the pot of boiling water by accidentally doing it anyway. As teenagers, we learn not to speed in the car because of the unfortunate incident of being pulled over and receiving a horrible speeding ticket. As adults, we simply know that mistakes are always going to be made and the greatest way of learning, is learning from our mistakes. We all learn to take care of ourselves and to interact in society in a healthy way. Without education, this would not be possible.
I'd also like to take the time and mention statistics. I'll save everyone the numbers, because I believe we all know the basics. It's obvious that those who go on to receive a higher education have generally higher-paying occupations than those with just a high school diploma. It's also obvious that our elders are generally wiser than us. However, we can find education in the most ironic places. Who would have thought that the custodian we pass by everyday, actually completed all 4 years of college and 1 year of medical school? Yes, he wanted to be a doctor. Unfortunately, a tragic death in the family really perturbed him and he was in no psychological state to continue his studies as a doctor. He gave up on all his goals and no longer had a passion for life as he knew it and now he's a custodian. Did you ever stop to think about that? Or how about children? They may not know the quadratic formula or be able to recite everything about the human anatomy, but they know more than we give them credit for. The simple things really do mean the most and no one other than children can really understand that. Give it a try, I dare you. Ask a child a really meaningful question and see what the answer is. I guarantee it will amaze you endlessly.


Author's note: I was just lying about the custodian. Maybe not, though. Think about it.