When it comes to education, many people underestimate the role it plays in our life. In every quest we find ourselves on, education is an important element to have with us as we are constantly obtaining new information and discovering new concepts. Education is everywhere; in William Hosmer's text Self-education, or, the Philosophy of Mental Improvement, it is stated that, “Mental activity is an invariable condition of knowledge. Mind must think in order to know, and probably must know whenever it thinks.” This quote displays that we are designed to learn. From attending school, reading the newspaper, or spontaneously joining a mission in a foreign country, we are always learning. Education guides us through life and prepares us for everything
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When one person drops a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and another person (without hesitation) picks it up, this is an simply yet helpful visual of education affects on society at it’s core. We are all taught certain rules to live by, such as, “Please”, “Don’t stare”, “Look both ways before crossing” and in the specific example mentioned above “Don’t litter.” These are all rules that were taught to us through our parents, teachers, close friends, etc to educate us on how to be a responsible and confident members of society. Without these educational guidelines that keeps society both respectable and operational, mankind would be polluted with discourteous people. No one would take anything seriously (disregard all structure) and happiness would be a rare site. Education keeps society functioning correctly and cheerfully, while also promoting key building blocks for …show more content…
People are directed to their own independent beliefs and morals based on their individual experiences and upbringings. For example, my mother was born and raised in Mexico and I was born and raised in the U.S; we have similar yet dissimilar ethics. Specifically this one instant, I remember crying when I was told that I could not attend one of my friend’s sleepover. This was because sleepovers were not in my mother’s culture. In fact sleepovers were forbidden unless you were family members. At the time, her reasonings did not make any sense to me whatsoever, however now, I have grown up and have gathered my own morals and can fully admit that education teaches you all the many values and virtues of life. These beliefs teach us how to lead our lives and transforms us into mature individuals capable of planning for our future. According to Martin Luther King Jr., “Education must enable a man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the ligitimate goals of his life.” This concept is true because education enables us to use our unique characteristics to set goals which mold us into the people we wish to
When one person drops a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and another person (without hesitation) picks it up, this is an simply yet helpful visual of education affects on society at it’s core. We are all taught certain rules to live by, such as, “Please”, “Don’t stare”, “Look both ways before crossing” and in the specific example mentioned above “Don’t litter.” These are all rules that were taught to us through our parents, teachers, close friends, etc to educate us on how to be a responsible and confident members of society. Without these educational guidelines that keeps society both respectable and operational, mankind would be polluted with discourteous people. No one would take anything seriously (disregard all structure) and happiness would be a rare site. Education keeps society functioning correctly and cheerfully, while also promoting key building blocks for …show more content…
People are directed to their own independent beliefs and morals based on their individual experiences and upbringings. For example, my mother was born and raised in Mexico and I was born and raised in the U.S; we have similar yet dissimilar ethics. Specifically this one instant, I remember crying when I was told that I could not attend one of my friend’s sleepover. This was because sleepovers were not in my mother’s culture. In fact sleepovers were forbidden unless you were family members. At the time, her reasonings did not make any sense to me whatsoever, however now, I have grown up and have gathered my own morals and can fully admit that education teaches you all the many values and virtues of life. These beliefs teach us how to lead our lives and transforms us into mature individuals capable of planning for our future. According to Martin Luther King Jr., “Education must enable a man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the ligitimate goals of his life.” This concept is true because education enables us to use our unique characteristics to set goals which mold us into the people we wish to