Tell me. Do you think that lack of education is the reason for poverty?

Lack of education is one of the reasons for poverty but it's not the sole reason for it. I agree with what you have mentioned that some of great individuals didn't finish their degree or didn't have formal education yet became successful. However, it has been a norm in our society (most especially in our country) that those having a college/university degree are given much of the opportunity for a certain job. This is possibly due to the fact that Philippines has a high rate of literacy but a low employment opportunity. Hence, having a degree is an edge over the others with regards to scarce job offers. Moreso, i think it is still the perseverance of a person wether he is educated or not that would uplift his status in life. I said this because, even if one has a degree but is lazy enough to use it as his advantage...he/she would still end up as poor.

yeah ,,, it is lack of education causes problems

No i dont think so, i completel agree with ur views , but then whom should we blame 4 this afterall all this policies are made by our government only , and its like kind of a culture which companies are following since deceades ,

lack of eaducation is the reason for poverty i egree this ....because uneducted ppl don't do new things ,,,new inovations etc

definitly no!!!!! beacuse it depends to the person how he/she managed his/her decision in life. beacuse i believe if you have a determanation in life you can achieved your goals and you can help to our goverment to not irresponsible to our country... :)

No, I disagree that lack of education is the reason of poverty, The main reason of poverty is the lazyness on the individual not to strive for something better or higher or i may say they lack of ambitions in life thats why they are just depending on what they have. I agree that if you have an ideal in life even if you are just an elementary graduate if you are determined to achieve something good life you can be just have a determination and that was life main source and stay connected with god.

Hi, This is a rather insightful discussion you have started. I don't believe that poverty is necessarily linked to a lack of education, any more than success is dependent on education - at least inasmuch as "education" refers to learning accumulated in a formal, structured environment. Life is one big classroom, and most of what it takes to be successful in one's chosen calling in life is learnt not at school or university, but from the school of hard knocks and experience. Which leads to the principle driver for ANY accomplishment - ATTITUDE and MOTIVATION. There are plenty of people who try to start their own business - most of them not short of an education - and MOST of them fail, so most of them will go through stages of experiencing poverty at some point in their lives. But as to whether they STAY in that condition - that's another matter entirely. And who is to say that MATERIAL poverty is to be avoided at all costs? It may be a necessary condition on the path to some greater achievement. But HABITUAL poverty, like any conditioned response, can descend on ANYONE, educated or not, if they lack the ATTITUDE and the MOTIVATION to do whatever is necessary to improve their situation.

well yeah i can say to extent it is responsible .My answer is that the next step must be to establish a framework for what basic infrastructure must be present in each community (ie: access to food, water, health facilities, transportation, roads, education, daycare) to allow the people in those communities to work effectively and productively.

not like that xactly.its the interest on wat they like most.

yes, i agree with you that some of the greatest people we know didnt get a formal education so education is not really the only basis to measure if a person is going to succeed or not.However,we cannot also deny the fact that if one has received education, especially a degree,it would serve as an advantage for him because it has somehow been perceived here that it is a requirement for one to have a job/work. Sadly, most companies or corporations do not look just at the degree or course but even the name of the university, the more popular your university is, the more chances that you will be accepted. I dont believe it when people say that when you are poor, you dont have the right to study or when parents say that they cannot let their child go to school because of poverty. In the philippines, that is the reason why you see a lot of children working already at a young age instead of going to schools. Parents should try to understand that if they dont send their kids to school, then the more that they will not be able to overcome poverty.

It is true that lack of education can end up in poverty. why? some other people they are content what they are now today, they are content what they see and what life is nothing for them. Im a bit confuse about this situation, our government should alarm this cause even though they know the situation but the action wasn't there. I do believe, even filipino strive hard looking for job to find a solution to resolve their problem, we always keep on smiling even many problems we encountered.

I don't think so, now even if you finish college if the company don't want to hire you they will not get you even if your more qualified in the job. sometimes it matter on experienced to be hired in a company. so no matter what you do it is the company's choice.

Yes, education plays a big factor in the increasing problem of poverty. The government's commitment to improve the state of living of its people can be seen on how much support does it give to the Education Programs of the country.

I dont think that lack of education is the reason for poverty. Maybe, one of the reasons for poverty, but i think that the it all boils down to the early beginnings of the world. In human understanding especially the Catholics, we are brought up with the knowledge about the bible. Even in the beginning, poverty exists. We dont even understand how come these people in the Bible are already poor. It was not clearly indicated what made them become poor. I guess, God has a purpose why there is poor and rich. And while every man is either in that situation, we are responsible to improve and rise above all by using all the talents God has given us without violating HIS rules.

lack of education can be the reason of poverty but it just one reason. if we are uneducated we dont know about anyhing, about news, information and anything. people will be easily cheat on us or make us more fool and take gain from our selves. But i agree with you too, although we achieving good study as like graduate on university, its not guarantee that we can get job easily, my friend. in my opinion, another skill as like creativity, people management is needed to complete our education. After all, education still needed by us and its better to be educated than uneducated

i do not believe that lack of education is the reason for poverty. We make our own destiny, education does not make your destiny. It is us who makes our own life. We are aware that there are well known personalities who lacks education but they belong to the top millionaires. Bill gates is a high school drop outs but because he wanted to be sucessful he use his hands in order to reach his goal. I myself, i lack education but i never allowed myself not to be sucessfull. Remeber we make our own destiny..

ya i think dat is true so try to help the poor to educate thier kin so that it can be overcomed

I don't think lack of education causes poverty....I am still paying for my education and I am not even working in my educational field. My yearly income is considered below poverty level and I am still struggling to pay for my college loans. Before college I was always told I didn't have enough education or experience when applying for work. Then after college I have been told I have to much education or experience, so I don't get the job. My dad had a second grade education and he was the most successful business person I knew. I have a son who is bipolar and that keeps him unemployed or homeless most of the time, or both. He has no insurance to get help with medications to help stablize him, so he goes from one job to no job to another job. At least he does try to work and does try to keep a job, but hopefully someday he will get a job with insurance so he can get help to stablize himself so he can keep the job. So there are many people who live in homes and on the streets, but for many different reasons and not because of a lack of education they are considered proverty level or below.

education is the reason for poverty? not entirely. there are lot of factors to think about and education is just a part of the picture. i think it is mostly people and what people do.

I think lack of good morals, judgement, and just common sense are part of the reason for poverty. Being lazy, and being raised in poverty is just a trickle down effect.