The importance of education

Education - Importance of education
Malaysia
July 27, 2012 2:43am CST
"Make education your wife," my mother used to say. "She will never tire of you. If i were growing up during these times of yours , my child ,i would not bother getting married. I would just make sure i got an education and then work for myself." Even as a young child ,I was aware of the tremendous importance of education. Mama told me repeatedly that i would be insane not to fit myself with the only means of self support that i could ever hope for-an education.She believed that just as we teach children to walk, so we should give them at least Secondary education. Education is a debt that each generation owes the next.
14 responses
@simonelee (2715)
• China
27 Jul 12
I don't believe in traditional learning/education. You can never learn everything in schools. Usually we heard our parents say "Go to school. Get high grades and you'll find a secure job with good benefits." We are programmed to work for the money not letting the money work for you. Many Billionaires and successful entrepreneurs and business owners undergraduate but they excel in their chosen fields. Education is only part of your learning but experience is much important.
• Malaysia
27 Jul 12
Hi friend , Yes i agree with you, that education is not the only thing we need to be successful in life. AS you have told most businessmen had achieved their goals with commitment and experience apart from education.Education is not only reading books,but it has to be practical in modern times.Nowadays the children experience new learning techniques with the advancement of technology. The teachers too are trained to use child centered education in our country.
@simonelee (2715)
• China
29 Jul 12
Well that's good. Government must support educational program. Schools do not teach us how to understand the flow of money, how money works. Their teaching us figures but not the entire figures since they themselves do not understand. They taught us and prepare us to be employees not as business owners.
@nathan27 (34)
• Philippines
27 Jul 12
Well, your mom was right. Practically, as of these time, we really need to be educated. Good pay checks comes from highly paid positions where only those who had high levels of education can have. ( and I guess it's not even for those who had a degree, sometimes from "what school" also matters) See how does it really matter?
• Malaysia
27 Jul 12
Hi nathan27, Education plays a great roll in life. Well educated people get well paid occupations. There's a great saying "Opening a school means closing a prison." By education we get not only knowledge ,good attitudes, discipline etc we get from school education. Most of the company managers welcome people from well recommended schools for their new jobs. I think it's due to the fact that most of the principals in these schools are good disciplinaries.
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
14 Sep 12
education is the inheritance that cannot be stolen by anyone. you are blessed to have a mother that values education. we are not only educated in school, i have to say, but also with experiences from life and the constant interactions we have with other people.
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
27 Jul 12
Really, you are appreciated and respected for your education, not power or money. People who have power or a lot of money, accept falsehood.
• Malaysia
27 Jul 12
Hi friend , Education is a valuable thing during our lifetime. Most of the states spend a large amount of money on behalf of education. It's due to the unlimited value of it. We should realize the value of education and see to the education of the children. Without education we can't achieve our goals.Most violence has been caused due to uneducated people.
@missjahn (4574)
• Philippines
27 Jul 12
i realized the importance of education. as it is being said: poverty is not a hindrance to education. oh yeah, right, if you are decisive as that, time will find ways for you to succeed. education will help you to get a good job and this job will help you to be stable in life in terms of financial and career. it will also mold you how to be a better person. you'll stay fit and competitive even the time will throw you anywhere.
• Malaysia
27 Jul 12
Hi friend , Education is important indeed. Good education helps us to achieve our goals successfully. To get a respectable job we should be well educated. By getting a white collar job we can earn a good salary and lead a good life without any encumberances. Educationists are highly respected in society. Parents should keep in mind that they are bound to give a good education to their children.
@Daisy_22 (1229)
• Philippines
29 Jul 12
Education is the only treasure our parents can give us which can't be stolen from others no matter what happens.It is a must that our parents ought to educate us.And in response we should also do ur best to attained the highest education.
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
27 Jul 12
good day vasu90k, what a superb writing and explanation. you have pin-pointed it thoroughly what is the importance of education in every individual. wishing that every one will realize really the importance of education in ones life. so he/she will don't waste any single time he/she spends inside the school.
• Philippines
27 Jul 12
Yeah. Some jobs require a lot more education than it used to. Many people are applying and competing for jobs. What quality do you have that is unique and an edge beyond others? In this age, you have to be more equipped with a lot of education. This is to separate you from others and make you valuable in any company.
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
27 Jul 12
Yes indeed. Education is the thing that cannot be lost, unlike those material things that we aspire. It's an instrument for progress and for self-realization of dreams and aspirations. Parents should emulate your Mama for the youth is the hope of the nation's future. Thanks
• India
27 Jul 12
Hi friend, Education is very important in this world, without education we don't have the ability to shine in this competitive world. So we must focus in education to get more knowledge and get good job based on our qualification. Previously we don't have lot of courses, but now a days lot of new courses are available in various fields we get graduation after completing our school studies, graduation means the Bachelor's Degree with B.A., B.Sc. and so on and we have the ability to get the graduation based on our interested education. After completing our graduation we can apply for post graduation or Master's degree like M.A., M.Sc., and others based on our graduation degree. After completing post graduation, we can apply for doctorate and other research based on our interest. Now lot of students are very much interested in increasing their knowledge and continuing their education even after getting the job, so there is no limitation for our education and we have the ability to continue our studies even in our old age based on our interest. Now a days home school are common in foreign countries and people are interested in giving education to their kids from their home using online sites. But in my opinion school education is important to a kid. While going to school, the kid meets a lot of other kids who are in the same age group and make a good friendship with them. They are interacting and enjoying a lot, have fun and play with other kids. We don't have the ability to give this kind of enjoyment while taking the home schooling. In school teacher will take care of the kids and teach a lot of good things, they taught manners, discipline and other things. Even though we have the ability to learn a lot of things from online and internet, this kind of sites are artificial and we are in virtual world while accessing internet. In school, we can find real human beings and learn things in a natural way. In school the kids learn lesson not only from the books and teachers teaching, also they learn lessons from their friends and other persons activities and getting more information from their friend's experience. It is hard to teach this kind of practical lessons using the online sites, so school teaching is very important than the home schooling and we must send our kids to the real school to get the real knowledge.
• China
27 Jul 12
Hello,education is very important not only to one person but also to the whole country.My father has been telling me to study hard since I was a child.So I really work hard to get into a good college.Now I feel an immense gratitude to my father.
@ridzzz0 (131)
28 Jul 12
your mother must be a great mother who thought you so well.really education should be like your wife. give her time & she will give you everything.
• Philippines
28 Jul 12
yes education is important bec. most of your parents do all things just give us a good education, but sometimes the child not give important to the studies, and sometimes they get back subject.so they have to get that back subject again. and sometime after class they go to the mall to have fun, and sometimes they never go to school they were in the internet cafe, playing computer games. They never mind the hard ship of there parents just to give there education, and when they get old and to find a job, they will know how much is a good education is important. and some student are do double working and studying just to finish there education for to have a good job.
28 Jul 12
i agree that education is dept that each generation owes next. education is important,specially a women, it determines the character her child. if a mother is educated, she can teach her child well, and many children who have good character , it will create good society