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.