Thursday, August 18, 2011

Education is key






"A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated." (Horace Mann)

If I were to create a "new world" I would hope all classes high, middle or poor, to recieve enough education to get a decent job. I believe education will help the world because it will teach humans to protect the natural world, respect and understand other cultures and impoverished countries will aquire what they have been striving towards, a life without poverty. When everyone is educated our world will have a better chance of surviving.

Education can teach people the importance of the natural world around us. We would be able to understand the evnvironment and its many wonders and create a sustainable life. A great example of this claim is ecofield trips(EFT). EFT is a company that takes different schools on trips around the world. Their goal is to educate the next generation about the great outdoors. They help children understand the importance of conserving the environment. For example they do Malaysia week trips to Tioman, where we learn about the reef and rainforest and how to protect these two ecosystems. It will help create a sustainable life because we would get to know what hurts the world versus what would protect it. We could use that information to live without hurting mother earth. Education is key. It will not only help us create stronger bonds with nature but with the people around us as well.

In our world today there are people who know one country, one culture, one religion. With education we can show people how others in the world live, pray and hope. Education is not just to read text books, memorize and write information. Education is communicating with our peers. This will help us learn about each others cultures and to respect them. For example ISKL being an international school, it has a diverse community. Throughout my time in ISKL I have learnt about different religions like Judaism and Islam, languages like French and the cultures from France and Malaysia. If everyone were to go through this experience I believe there wont be any discrimination between different races or religions. This will help our world because it would bring peace to its people since we would understand, appreciate and respect each other. Education is the key. It will not only help us overcome racial discrimination but it will help us overcome poverty too.

Education is what countries need to escape poverty. For example Japan has an education rate of 100% and they are the 3rd richest country in the world. "Owing to this educational system, the literacy rate in Japan become 100% and Japan had sudden economic growth" Japan education. In poverty stricken countries the literacy rate is much lower. For example Ethiopia's literacy rate is 35.9%. They are the 13th poorest country the world. The people of Ethiopia earn around $1000 per capita. This is one of the lowest GDPs per capita in the world. Japan had a GDP of 34,000 per capita. If Ethiopia was well educated its economy would rise because there will be a higher employment rate. To get jobs people need education. Without education this world will not have jobs and will not earn money to buy basic needs therfore will die of poverty. Education is the key

The new world will die without sutstainability. The people will never attain peace without solving cultural dicrimination. The people will die if we do not overcome poverty. In the new world I would hope for education because it will acheive protection of our world, peace and poverty will no longer be an obstactle to overcome. As Horace Mann once said, "A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated." He is someone that understands without education our world will never go higher than it already has. Education is key.

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