Seeing Education From A Perspective

In the article, Education and Schooling: You Can Have One Without the Other, Mwalimu J. Shujaa of the State University of New York discusses the importance of learning that there is a difference between schooling and education. Can education exist without schooling or vice versa? Shujaa’s article gives an insight into the conjunction of schooling and education and how they impact the culture of African Americans.

By the beginning of the second Millennium, many countries realized the need and necessity to cope up with the rest of the rapidly developing world. As they realized this necessity, they also realized that the key to growth and development is, indeed, education. As a result, many countries around the world entered the heated race of reforming their education systems hoping that this would ensure them a foothold in the modern world.

Over the last 25 years many policies have been introduced in education. Some critic’s say that an education market has been created but others disagree and say that the policies have helped create equality of opportunity.

Throughout the world, there have been continuous attempts to reform education at all levels. With different causes that are deeply rooted in history, society, and culture, this inequality is difficult to eradicate. Although difficult, education is vital to society’s movement forward. It promotes “citizenship, identity, equality of opportunity and social inclusion, social cohesion as well as economic growth and employment” and for these reasons, equality should be promoted (Shrivastava,67).

The current worldview toward education in American culture has seemingly bottlenecked as to the understanding and significance concerning being educated. The vast majority of citizens believe education is solely based on the level or degrees achieved; however, this mentality is capable of hampering employers from reaching their full potential in many different professions. In my opinion the populace in America would find a consensus that education is an essential component in achieving a comfortable life. This begs the question, is a conventional education an absolute necessity in life? We will endeavor toward discovery of this question in an attempt to come to a resolution by evaluating, comparing and contrasting life experiences with formal education.

In light of a lot of controversial issues over education matters, different people take different sides and give out individual opinions. There is a common belief that good education would provide a country with a lot of benefits such as more promising economic growth and higher living standards. As the global economic recession is taken more seriously, more and more people are now turning their attention to education in America, the most powerful country in the world, asking whether it will be still up to its name in the future and what kind of improvement to education can make contribution to the social economy. In addition, media also gives data on America’s stagnant education

Education is seen as the gateway to economic well being, making the quality of the education provided a more important issue in need of attention in both developed and developing countries. Economic growth and poverty reduction cannot prevail without an educated and skilled workforce. In developing countries, one additional year of education adds approximately 10 percent to a person’s earnings (A Global Impact on Learning 2011). Thus it is imperative that developing countries invest in the education of its people so that its entire country can prosper.

There are many different perspectives on what the role and purpose of education is. Both Functionalists and Marxists believe that the education system prepares young people for work and their work roles. However, they disagree on how education does this.

Most kids go to school expecting to learn the basic math problems, and how to spell “appreciate”. But in all honestly school is bigger than that, education has a broader picture. It’s learning life lessons and basic knowledge of the world around them. It helps them become a better person to be around and work with. Education is important in many ways. Students learn to solve the bigger problems as well as learning communication and organizational skills which are key components to success not only in school, but out of school as well; but these important life lessons are becoming more difficult to achieve due to the growth of technology.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela. Without education, there is simply no telling of what this world would be like. There wouldn’t be doctors, lawyers, businesses etc. Life and everything around us would be fatuous. Schools and education give us a plan in life and help guide us. Throughout the years education has changed tremendously. It had its improvements throughout the decades, and it also has had its falters as well. Education in America is an issue in this country and it definitely needs to be tweaked and improved. Education is what makes us people who we are and what we will be. Nelson Mandela had it right, there is no weapon more powerful than education.

Recently, the threat of terrorism and a series of unpredictable, aggressive events, for instance, the terroristic attacks in England and the current gunfire in Las Vegas, have rekindled the interest in ethics. Academy Award-winning actor Edward James Olmos once said, “Education is the vaccine for violence” (Rock, 2010, 61). Indeed, education has been championed as the solution to many of the problems society is facing today. Many deem that not only does education enhance knowledge and understanding, it also teaches new skills, and imparts values and wisdom in how one should lead his or her life. While I do agree to the extent that education only plays a supporting role in inculcating morality into students, there are three other significant drivers in shaping one’s ethical principles. In this essay, I will expound on my opinion that, parenting, religious and cultural beliefs, as well as one's social interactions, are the more crucial parts in one’s ethical development.

Education is a very important microeconomic issue impacting our economy and our futures; with multiple factors in education that ensure the productivity of a nation it is very important to be utilizing our education system to the best of our abilities. Unfortunately our current system is flawed and is causing major inefficiency’s within our economy; fortunately we already have the power and knowledge necessary to improve education, implementing these solutions is a way to encourage the utilization of human capital and innovation. Through the course of this presentation I will highlight the impact that education has on the economy and current faults in our system that are preventing us from developing our nation further, I will then draw and present well thought-out solutions in the hope of presenting a reform that can efficiently improve our education system and economy.

Education, in the modern area, is the way we pass knowledge from one generation to the next. In an era of increasing technological complexity, this knowledge is vital for our children to learn to be able to become productive global citizens. Since the real object of education should be to prepare learners for a work force, whether that is technological or vocational, educational institutions must

Education is so important in any given society. For this reason, it forms a major part of any government’s plans. The plans that any government wishes to implement as regards their education system is determined by existing policies. Factors which influence formulation of policies form the subject of this discussion.

Education is basically the process involves by facilitating learning, or the achievement of skills, knowledge, habits, beliefs and values. Education is considered as the golden ticket to a better life. However, this golden ticket is not acquired by many young individuals, during the perfect age to pursue higher education. At the preset era, students lack proper interest in the benefits of the institutions that are surrounding them. Education has becoming less available to the general public; the main reason behind this is the increased cost of higher education. This happens due to the enormous reductions to funding colleges and universities.