The Importance of Education
By: Britt Larson
So-called peers look down on you. You are called ignorant, foolish and dumb. Doors that you may want to walk through have been barricaded or slammed in your face, impeding your passage. It is a never ending source of shame to face, as it is brought up by one person after the next. Why does this happen? This is America; a free country. Don’t people have the right to be uneducated? Even when people have the liberty to do something it may be unwise to exercise it. Few things are valued as highly as education. The typical assumption is that if you are formally educated, you are intelligent and have social propriety. Education is a journey, consisting of long nights and years of dedication. During this time and as a result of this journey your money may dwindle. You may be asked puzzling questions to ponder until they are resolved. With all the difficulty comes a reward. You have gained something that can not be taken away from you. To appear educated, cultured and intelligent will gain an individual respect from society. New doors will be opened for the individual and a whole new set of opportunities will present themselves along with respect from a wide variety of peers. Become educated for the sake of being educated. Society values education so highly. Your education is something that no one can ever take away from you; it is part of who you are. One must apply themself now so that their life has the opportunity to flourish.
Britt: Just a reminder that in future posts you should write about the texts you’ve been assigned to read. Concentrate on what the writers have done — the elements of craft they’ve employed, the ideas they’ve explored — in the texts.