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Education definitely needs to be a large experience. Large in the sense of information and ideas we take in. The more things we learn and the more we allow ourselves to see other’s points of view, the better we will be able to cope with the problems and difficulties of the real world. This education starts at home but is refined and polished in schools and universities. There’s an awesome quote that goes: “Education is what’s left after everything you learned has been forgotten.” I think that education (when it comes to college) means that students have developed a passion for a certain subject, and have learned how to learn more about it. I think this is more important that the facts that you actually learned.
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We need to set higher standards for our young people and promote and reward excellence in these fields and others. Americans have to be ready and willing to compete with the best in the world. Many people say our collective prosperity and standard of living depend on it. According to this option, the countries that will flourish in the world economy will be the ones that lead the way in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is not a new idea. This country s broad middle class and rising standard of living were built on the genius of inventors and entrepreneurs like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison and, more recently, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Leading economic studies, including the work of Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow, suggest that most of the growth in our standard of living over the years has come from innovation and technological advances. Innovation, Skills, and Research To keep our competitive edge, our colleges and universities must help us develop more innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs with expertise and creative new ideas in science and technology. We need a work force with top
Education definitely needs to be a large experience. Large in the sense of information and ideas we take in. The more things we learn and the more we allow ourselves to see other’s points of view, the better we will be able to cope with the problems and difficulties of the real world. This education starts at home but is refined and polished in schools and universities. There’s an awesome quote that goes: “Education is what’s left after everything you learned has been forgotten.” I think that education (when it comes to college) means that students have developed a passion for a certain subject, and have learned how to learn more about it. I think this is more important that the facts that you actually learned.
For my personal perspective …show more content…
We need to set higher standards for our young people and promote and reward excellence in these fields and others. Americans have to be ready and willing to compete with the best in the world. Many people say our collective prosperity and standard of living depend on it. According to this option, the countries that will flourish in the world economy will be the ones that lead the way in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is not a new idea. This country s broad middle class and rising standard of living were built on the genius of inventors and entrepreneurs like Henry Ford and Thomas Edison and, more recently, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Leading economic studies, including the work of Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow, suggest that most of the growth in our standard of living over the years has come from innovation and technological advances. Innovation, Skills, and Research To keep our competitive edge, our colleges and universities must help us develop more innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs with expertise and creative new ideas in science and technology. We need a work force with top