Importance of Higher Education

“Ensuring quality higher education is one of the most important things we can do for future generations,” (Lewis). This quote by Ron Lewis exemplifies how I feel about furthering education following a high school career. Not only is education important during a high school career, but almost essential afterwards. Going to college not only expands the student’s education and knowledge, but it gives them insight to what the real world will be like. I believe that every graduating high school student and even people who have been out of school for a while should give college a chance. It truly benefits the student in more ways than one, and they can use what they learned in years to come. Higher education can only build upon what a student already knows, which is why is it really is crucial for everyone to continue on to college.
There are many definitions of what higher education means and what it means to different people. Generally, higher education is defined as, “education beyond the secondary level; especially: education provided by a college or university” (“Higher Education”). Many people see colleges just as being more rigorous work than high school and at a faster pace, all while preparing the student for the career that awaits them. Hours of homework each night and studying that takes the student into the early hours of the morning are what college is all about. Unfortunately, many people don’t see the bigger picture when it comes to universities and what students learn besides what the book teaches them. If more students saw what college can teach them besides more strictly education studies, I believe more people would attend. This is one of the main purposes of my paper; to instill in others that college teaches students real world lessons.
College is really about students learning how to apply themselves and what they learned when they enter the real world and begin their career. William Cronon, author of the article, “Only