Socioeconomic Benefits Of Investing In Education

Outliers are far more than successful people who have created their own success stories. What we see on the outer wall are highly intelligent people with strong ambitions, however, Outliers written by Malcolm Gladwell proves this view incorrect. Gladwell takes us through examples of how some of the most successful people in the world have been influenced by cultures and communities even to parenting styles. In Outliers, the focus is not on how people flourish; instead, it’s everything that’s around them that plays a role in Gladwell’s explanation of success.

“I don’t mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is an education,” said Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist for female education. In today's society, many people don’t realize how grateful they should be for the education they receive. Even the slightest education is much more than people were receiving just three centuries ago, and even more than people in countries besides the United States of America. In specifics, women and African Americans were once unable to pursue any form of education in the United States, along with many other ethnicities.

In “Investing in Education”, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn illustrate how having the power of education can help overcome poverty, inequality and economic development. It’s begins with the story of a young girl the met when they were newly married, Dai Manju, in China. The family lived in a one room wooden shack, with no running water or electricity, plus they share the space with a large pig. Dai Manju is an excellent student, but she was forced to drop out of sixth grade, because her parents didn’t see any reason for girls to get an education if they going to spend their time “hoeing fields and darning socks” (Kristof and WuDunn, 167). However, Dai Manju life changed drastically when Kristof wrote an article for the New York Times about her story.

In Opinion: Syrian kids need an education — rich countries must pay for it by Malala Yousafzai and Muzoon Almellehan, School just a dream for many Afghan children, working hard for low pay by Los Angeles Times and the MSNBC video. There are similarities with all of the articles’ central ideas, but there are differences with the author's craft. In the middle eastern countries, the children do not have the proper education because some of these schools have been blown up by terrorists and also most families have poverty so some put their children to work.

Education helps provide a sliver of hope in dark times. “It was school that kept me going in those dark days.” (Yousafzai 135) During this time, Malala and her family were going through a tough time, as her and her father were being threatened by the Taliban, an Islamic militia from Pakistan. School was Malala’s only happy part of the day, because she could be at ease and focus on something she loves-- education. “‘Let us pick up our books and our pens,’ I said. ‘They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.'” (Yousafzai 310) If someone has an education, they can already have a sliver of hope. It gives them more opportunities that they will be able to escape poverty, thus earning more hope. Malala writes “The Taliban could take our pens and books, but they could not stop our minds from thinking." (Yousafzai 77) Even though the Taliban had tried to stop girls from going to school, they could not take away their education. The knowledge was still in their minds, which could help them, help themselves. Malala says “For us girls that

Education comes with social benefits as well which can improve the situation of the poor, such as lower fertility and improved health care of children ("Poverty and Education"). "Poor people are often unable to obtain access to an adequate education, and without an adequate education people are often constrained to a life of poverty." - Servaas Van Der Berg. The absolutely poor in developing countries have low education levels. Some may not even have access to primary education or may not have completed their primary education, not realizing that it is important to reduce poverty. Education is often poorly measured, and the impacts do not always show up as statistically significant in cross- country growth regressions (Levine & Renelt, 1992). Africa’s education crisis makes media headlines and analysis by the Brookings Center for Universal Education (CUE) explains why this needs to change. Progress towards universal primary education has come to a halt and learning levels of children who are in school are poor as well. Using a Learning Barometer, CUE estimates that 61 million African children will reach adolescence lacking even the most basic literacy and numeracy skills, this will deprive a whole generation of opportunities to develop and escape poverty ("Poverty, Education, & Opportunity").

Although in the 21st century, there are countless options for youth to access education, vulnerable populations suffer a lack of opportunities in achieving this goal, and in developing countries this dream is even more unattainable. Worldwide there are approximately 1.2 Billion to 1.8 Billion people aged between 15 and 24 years old, and in developing countries there are 175 Million illiterate young people, and 60 percent of the youth population suffer from a lack of occupation (Bernhardt, Yorozu & Medel-Añonuevo, 2014, p. 280). For an equitable world, education must be a universal right that represents the key to acquiring knowledge and to developing the skills necessary to participate in society. However, in poor countries, education is a

The article “Society Benefits When We Spend More Money on Education” presents ideas on the spending more money on education and how it could benefit our society. The author's argument states that more money we put into the educational system the better education students receive. Using rhetorical devices the article presents a logical reason into pursuing the benefits of funding schools more by saying that “We are in one of the least funded State for education.” The creditability shown through the passage give the author credibility in their research and argument. However, the article lacks more support of the agreement to persuade an audience to feel a certain way about the issue being presented. Yet the issue being presented is a very important

“They will not stop me. I will get my education if it is in a home, school, or any other place” these are the words of Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel peace prize winner, a human rights activist, and a Pakistani girl, who has traditions, stories, and a unique experience. She was named after Malalai of Maiwand, the greatest heroine of Afghanistan, and she lives up to her name as a heroine for girls education. Despite the cultural traditions of Malala Yousafzai’s community, she has grown as a world leader in spreading world peace throughout the globe, through her challenges, her accomplishments, and her growth in publicity, with her common goal being an education for all girls.

As Cassandra Clifford, the Founder and Executive Director of Bridge to Freedom Foundation, wrote in one of her articles, “…one in five children, 120 to 125 million children, are not enrolled in school. Of those who do receive an education, mostly in the developing world, one in five will not make it past the fifth grade. The lack of education for much of the worlds children is of grave concern, and continues to impact not only the life’s of the children themselves, but the development and progress of entire nations. If a large majority of a countries children are not educated, the prospect of the future business, political, religious and government leaders of is marred for many generations” (Cassandra Clifford). This shows that children will not be successful without proper education, and cannot be effective in the world of adulthood. It also means that they will be inexperienced when it comes to trying to get a good job. If there are a lot of people in this situation, not only do the citizens seem inferior, but the country will also suffer, because there will not be enough people to handle experienced jobs that will be required in the country. Therefore, countries will work much more effectively if it has educated people.

The most successful people in this world are the people who leave school early and never have been to graduate school. The richest man in the world who named Bill Gates not only never been to graduate school, he even drop out of Harvard University when he was an undergraduate student. He leave Harvard a year early, then he found Microsoft Company which is the most successful company in the world. If he went to graduate school, Microsoft wouldn't exist. Another example is Steve Jobs who is the founder of Apple Company. His family was poor when he was in college. Finally, he decided to leave the University and started his business. Another person who is similar like Gates is Mark Zuckerberg. He also drop out from Harvard University and found the Facebook. It makes him become the richest young man in the world. If these three people didn’t leave school and went to graduate school, this world might be

Education might not be the cure of the world’s problem but it’s important to be knowledgeable. It’s important to have an education because without it, it makes a person vulnerable to be guided in the wrong direction. Not everyone believes education is important in life and especially for a woman. Malala Yousafzai tells us her story and her fight for education in her book I am Malala. She tells us about her families struggle for the right of education and not just education in general but education for woman. She was raised in Pakistan and its one the counties in which some people believe a woman should not go to school or have freedom. Education was not as easy for her as other girls around the world. Sometimes people don’t take education as a privileged but as a right, but unfortunately it’s not this case everywhere and it wasn’t the case for Malala. She was also able to see by firsthand how illiteracy can be a danger to a person and how others can take advantage of it.

As a result of poverty and marginalization, more than 72 million children around the world remain unschooled. Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected area with over 32 million children of primary school age remaining uneducated. Central and Eastern Asia, as well as the Pacific, are also severely affected by this problem with more than 27 million uneducated children. In addition, these regions must also resolve continuing problems of educational poverty (a child in education for less than 4 years) and extreme educational poverty (a child in education for less than 2 years) (Omwami & Keller, 2010).

In many cases, young men are more likely to receive an education compared to young women, however poverty only deepens this gap. According to UNICEF’s “State of the World’s Children Report,” 65 million girls are being deprived of education. More specifically, according to UNESCO, 17 million of these girls receive no education at all. Young girls living under poverty in developing countries typically are deprived of their education because their family and the country itself lacks the financial funds to support the girls throughout the school years. Without proper education, young girls are often neglected and are set to focus on domestic endeavors. Their primary job is to work within the family. This prevents women from getting jobs outside the domestic environment. Although some girls do

Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon that can be used to change the world.” He was right; an education can provide great opportunities for people. American children have the chance to receive a quality education, but that is not the case in some countries. In underprivileged countries, children may not receive an education. In the natural photograph taken in 2009 by American Press photographer Altaf Qadr, Rajeesh Kumar Sharma has started a free school under a bridge in India to educate underprivileged children living in surrounding neighborhoods. Most children in America will never have to experience a situation like this because the government has passed laws to guarantee every child receives a quality education, but what if the government did not regulate education laws? Imagine the children of the United States having to miss school because of household duties or cultural influences? These are common scenarios for children in underdeveloped countries. Inadequate government funding, household duties, and cultural influences affect whether or not a child receives a valuable education in an underprivileged country.