Prompt #9: Significance of Education

Education is important, for all people, for all children.  It is a type of wealth that a person will always have no matter what.  The video below talks about the millions of children who are not given an opportunity to even receive any sort of education.  The more students without an education, the higher the poverty rate will be.  This is obviously a major reason why education is important worldwide, being that without any education a person then obtains no skill sets, which means a person or child cannot easily have a job, which in the end leads to families with no money which equals poverty.

There are also many other reasons why education is important, and each individual obviously has different beliefs and different values but here are some of the reasons education is so crucial to all people.

1. Keeping up with the world: without education it becomes difficult to adapt to changes in the world.  An example of this is knowing how to navigate the web, or even how to use a computer for that matter.
2. Health: an educated person id more aware of symptoms of illnesses and how to treat an illness, whereas a non-educated person may ignore symptoms until they become very serious.
3. Respect:  people with an education are more reputable within society, leading to more respect from those around you.
4. Understanding the World: being aware and knowledgable of the world around you is very important for multiple reasons.
5. Safer and More Peaceful: and educated person is aware of consequences and knows right from wrong, with an education it is way easier to function in society.
6. Confidence:  being knowledgable automatically will boost a persons confidence level.
7. Economic Growth: there are very few countries with very high literacy rates.  
8. Dreams can come True:  a dream of becoming a doctor or a business owner or whatever it may be requires education.  Education will make it easier to accomplish any dream, knowledge will never have a negative impact.
9. Money: education leads to higher paying jobs.
10. Self-dependence:  education makes you more knowledgable on all kinds of issues making it easier for a person to make educated decisions themselves.

These are just a few main reasons why education is not only beneficial but needed for all people.  Education is something that doesn't stop after school either, people are always learning.  

Top 15 Reasons Why Education Is Extremely Important - Listovative." Listovative. 31 July 2014. Web. 25 Mar. 2015. <http://listovative.com/top-15-reasons-why-education-is-important/>