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Why Educationis Important

Influential,
exalted,and brilliant.Theseare threewordsthat
describethe greatestuniversities
in the world.The Universityof
OxfordUniversity,Harvard,Berkeley,Yale,and the
Cambridge,
ImperialCollegeof Londonfall into the categoryof the world'sbest
schools.Thesecollegesare all very prestigious
schoolsthat only the
fineststudentsgo to. Somekids,myselfincluded,havethe hopesand
dreamsof goingto one of theseuniversities
someday.But, w€ cant
possiblyget there however,withouta goodeducation.Thisjourneyof
learningbeginsin pre-school,
andcontinuesthroughelementary,
middle,and highschool.Youmaythinkthat whereyou are in your
schoolingdoesn'treallymatterright now, but everystep of the way
countson the roadto be a successful individual.
Education playsa vital roleto a productive,goodlife. It
you
of one'slife as well."How sCI?"
improvesthe valueand excellence
mightask. Well,a goodeducationeradicatespoverty.By gettinga
collegedegree,you are ableto get satisfyingjob that payswell.
Becauseof your salary,you will be ableto afforda goodhome,
of life.
clothing,food,and other necessities
Havinga degreealsocomesinto playwhenwantingto be a good
parent.Studieshaveshownthat motherswho havegoneto school
children,who are most likelyto
havehealthier,better-nourished
Also,womenwho go throughschooland go to collegemarry
succeed.
later,havefewerkids,and haveimprovedparentalcare,Education
augmentsthe abilityof familiesto handlehealthproblems.It opens
peopleup to numerousopportunities,
and isnt that whateveryparent
wantsfor their childrenand themselves?
Studieshavealsoshownthat
educationis the mostvaluableand efficientweaponagainstHIV,
AIDS,and otherdiseases. alsohelpspreventthe risksof
Schooling
traffickiilg,labor,and sexualabuseof children.
Education motivatesself-assuranceand providesus with the
thingswe needto partakein today'sworld.It makesus more
independentand awareof what is goingon in the worldtoday,along
with the awarenessof opportunitiesand rights.It offersa greater
understandingof one'scapabilityand potentialas well.
As you cansee,educationis an essentialelementto a
happylife.Thereare so manymore opportunities
successful, that
openup for a personthat hasa collegedegree.I haveeveryintention
on continuingmy schoolingafter highschool.I futthermoreintendon
enjoyablejob. I only haveone chanceto grow
gettinga well-paying,
up, so why not do it right by givingbackto my community,country,
and world?I knowit may be a lot of hardwork, but dont you think
gettinga goodeducationpaysoff in the end?

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