The Importance of Education
The Importance of Education
Charles Waller
COM/150
Education is essential to living a healthy lifestyle, being successful and maintaining stability in today’s society. Most of young America does not understand the importance of education due to the fact that they have not lived life as an adult with responsibilities. As a child you don’t fully grasp the concept of how being educated helps to live a comfortable lifestyle. As a child transitions into adulthood, it becomes transparent how a higher education equals better living.
Children are always encouraged to stay in school. Go as far as you can in education. Some may go on to college after high school because of feeling it’s the right move to make. The question is why is it the right move to make? Why is education so important? Having a great education is important in life because without knowledge you have nothing.
Education opens the doors to options, but without it the options are limited. The job world is a great example of some of those options. When you’re working with just a high school diploma, a GED, or sometimes neither, the job world is tougher. Choices are limited; Looking for a job is harder. Pay may be standard, minimal wage or a few dollars more. The flip side to that is looking up and finding a great job with great pay, though not everyone will be that fortunate. Therefore it is important to further your education to receive a higher paying job. “This is important because typically, wages tend to increase as educational attainment increases.”(Arthur- Rene Cantu)
Therefore a higher education is essential to earning a higher pay. The more learn, the more you earn. A high school diploma isn’t enough anymore. In the job world, a bachelor and master degrees speak volumes. A high school diploma gets a job but a college degree gets a career. (The 2001 median wage for someone with some high school is less than half of the median pay of someone with a master’s degree. The median pay for a bachelor’s
Charles Waller
COM/150
Education is essential to living a healthy lifestyle, being successful and maintaining stability in today’s society. Most of young America does not understand the importance of education due to the fact that they have not lived life as an adult with responsibilities. As a child you don’t fully grasp the concept of how being educated helps to live a comfortable lifestyle. As a child transitions into adulthood, it becomes transparent how a higher education equals better living.
Children are always encouraged to stay in school. Go as far as you can in education. Some may go on to college after high school because of feeling it’s the right move to make. The question is why is it the right move to make? Why is education so important? Having a great education is important in life because without knowledge you have nothing.
Education opens the doors to options, but without it the options are limited. The job world is a great example of some of those options. When you’re working with just a high school diploma, a GED, or sometimes neither, the job world is tougher. Choices are limited; Looking for a job is harder. Pay may be standard, minimal wage or a few dollars more. The flip side to that is looking up and finding a great job with great pay, though not everyone will be that fortunate. Therefore it is important to further your education to receive a higher paying job. “This is important because typically, wages tend to increase as educational attainment increases.”(Arthur- Rene Cantu)
Therefore a higher education is essential to earning a higher pay. The more learn, the more you earn. A high school diploma isn’t enough anymore. In the job world, a bachelor and master degrees speak volumes. A high school diploma gets a job but a college degree gets a career. (The 2001 median wage for someone with some high school is less than half of the median pay of someone with a master’s degree. The median pay for a bachelor’s