Benjamin Franklin's Views On The Importance Of Education

To the Author of the New-England Courant.
I have often considered what it would be like to enter the workforce without any type of formal education and if college, or even high school for that matter, is a necessary requirement to “make it” in the world. As I sat here today writing this article, I dozed and off and began to dream about what it would be like to enter the workforce without any type of education. In my attempt to find a job, I did not know where to start. Some friend provided me with some helpful advice and told me I could start my search on the internet, yet, I did not know how to use a computer. I then decided I would go from business-to-business to find a job, on foot. Employer after employer rejected me and I could never figure out the reason why. I had followed every instruction they given me. When they asked for a resume and I told them there would be no need, as I had …show more content…
Our society implements from a young age the importance of receiving an education. It is almost impossible today to get a job with (at a very minimum) without a high school education. To get a good paying job, one must have a college degree, and because there is such tough competition, even that is not a guarantee. In addition, parent’s responsibilities have been extended not only up until their children are not only minors, but up until college, and are expected to provide financially for their education. As in early America, people are respected by not by where they come from, but by what they have achieved with hard work and determination. Franklin’s aphorism which states. “If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest” still rings true today. Americans believe that investing in one’s self is not only important, but imperatives to one