DUhhh!!
What is the worth of education these days? I feel the need to question as to whether the knowledge that we gain from textbooks and lectures is the knowledge that thereby deems us worthy and educated. I at times foolishly feel honored that I attend such an esteemed faculty of education, yet at the same time I question whether or not, that qualifies me in any sense of being more educated or smarter than those that do not go to such an institution? The problem that I feel is that for university students these days, our nature is so binding as to which we feel superior simply because we go to university, yet we are consequently so ignorant as to the happenings of our world. We focus on what is relevant in our textbooks and what is on our tests and we completely ignore the problems that exist in areas that are not so far from us. Although this may be the mere constant ramblings of an individual who is still considered a teenager, I simply feel ignorant and even shameful for the lack of knowledge that I know. Culture, art, music and even history regarding my own heritage is completely far fetched from me. I stand as the only individual in my line of generations who has not had to work for their food on a daily bases, who has no worries of where they are living that night, and simply feel comfortable. I am so lucky yet at the same time, again and again I question if whether all this that has been given to me is actually a blessing or merely a hindrance, a handicap. My parents did everything they could so that I would have a life that they may not have had when they were young and for this I thank them, but at the same time they are shielding me from what I ultimately will have to face. Therefore one may question why don’t I merely begin now, why don’t I begin my quest for knowledge and gain experience into the “real world.” And for this, I think I will. It was Anatole France who said that education is, "…being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't." What I do know is limited and what I don’t is vast. Therefore I believe that I will begin once again to venture into that question of knowing more.
1 comments:
WHOA! So deep man!! Hummm given what I just read I would have thought I was reading a MATURE wise man's work :O ahhh, jokes aside, it amazing how I have at times asked myself that question as well, kinda freaky actually! It has always bothered me to see people who take their education for granted, especially in high school. We can only envision what our world would be like had all those that wanted an educaton got it. When you hear stories about the value of education in less privileged area it makes one question the true necessaity of a formalized education system. What would our world be out the school books, tests, grades? Much peaceful, much serene, less stressed, less "advanced"? Perhaps, but we'll never know. Even though we haven't had to "struggle" for our education
we must make the most of it, it is the least we can do for those who we would sell their soul just for a drop of the education we have. One way you can start to make the most of your educaiton is by showing you truely want it, aka growing up :P
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