"The more you read the more you know, the more you know the smarter you grow, the smarter you grow the stronger your voice, when speaking your mind or making a choice."
This catchy and empowering phrase was printed on a bookmark that I frequently used while growing up as I have always been an an avid reader.
This phrase captures my personal philosophy and strong beliefs on the value of education. Education promotes knowledge, which is powerful tool that aides people in articulating themselves, standing up for themselves and their values, obtaining a degree, earning money, earning a promotion, providing for themselves and their families, feeling a sense of accomplishment and worth, and much more. I believe education is the foundational cornerstone of life and success.
While there are plenty of successful people whose education faltered, like Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs, I believe education is both a gift and a rite of passage, enabling people to grow, learn, and develop their talents, abilities, and interests. For example, college is often a time of maturation and development for young adults. There are many young adults who are not ready or equipped to be on their own in the world yet, but college helps them to continue to learn about different subjects, themselves, and life. Four years gives students the time to earn a degree and become acquainted with adult responsibilities so they may be more prepared for "the real world" after further education.
Education works like building blocks, allowing people to construct and continuously augment their understanding about themselves, their subjects of interest, and the world around them. Education is also widely available, from community colleges and training programs, to seminars and workshops , enabling people to further their education whenever they desire.
I believe our journey on this earth should be one of constant growth and development. We are not meant to be stagnant. We should always be striving to open our minds, learn, and improve. Education walks hand in hand with personal and public growth and is an essential element in helping people discover and live their life's purpose.
Your thoughts on education are similar to how I feel about it as well. I think how you mentioned the different venues of obtaining education was especially relevant given that this course is online and can be taken by people who otherwise could not go to a classroom every week. Also just the wealth of different resources on the internet has really changed how people can obtain knowledge. Even 20 years ago people had to resort to more formal classes or journals to learn about specific topics. Just the other week for example I was reading an article on a Golden Toad that went extinct in 1989. I just happened upon this article on the internet and would otherwise not have learned about this beautiful animal. Its just one little thing but shows how you can always learn about a new topic that interests you and how people can use the various tools at our disposal to become more knowledgeable about our world. Great post!!!
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