Is an education necessary?

United States
November 10, 2009 11:45pm CST
What purpose does education serve in our society? Should an education really be mandatory?
3 responses
• United States
16 Nov 09
An educations erradicates an endless cycle of poverty. I mean, we live in the real world, and no, just because you have an education doesn't mean you'll get a perfect job, making perfect money. I have an MA, and I have 3 jobs just to make it. But having an education gives you options.
• India
11 Nov 09
Not an ordinary education but a really good education is necessary and mandatory for the modern society. It is only education that built up our human society, and for further maintenance of order and civilization in our society also only education can provide us with the necessary support and substance for all the future players. What we get from our colleges and schools are just academic education which loads us with material facts and data which may help us to get a job and make a livelihood out of it. But is it wholesome education? No, it is not. It has proved to be too materialistic with very little content of value systems. That's why many have this doubt whether such an eduation has to be popularised all over the world or should we experiment with some other alteranative to this system of modern education. Even though research is very much a part of modern education, unfortunately, here again the stress is on knowing more about materials than about mankind. More intensive research needs to be undertaken to upgrade education so that the products of such eduation become really well developed human beings, and not just money-making machines.
• Philippines
11 Nov 09
Yes, education really do plays an important rule in our society because without it how are you going to function well as a good citizen. There may be some knowledge and skills that we can learn instantly without going to school but then you will still learn a lot when you go to school. Basic knowledge will not be enough for one to fully function and succeed.