[sweerie_banana]

We have really come a long way. Our ancestors used to live in caves and now we have structures like houses, the electricity that has made our lives so much easier. Education has really helped our lives for the better, yet so many especially in the third world countries are deprived of it. Some are married off early, some have never even attained a chance to study, and also some due to some ill practices like FGM, they are taken off school early and never go back to finish their education.

Education is a never-ending process. I think we will continue to learn new things every day and it can be acquired from anywhere it doesn't have to be from schools. Life is also a learning point and it teaches one so many lessons. It helps us develop virtues and it gives us a sense of freedom. You don't have to be of any age to learn from education. You learn at any age. Education enlightens us to know what is right from what is wrong and what path to take. It sets for us the laws and regulations to abide by.

Education helps us to advance as a nation. Better education always opens up opportunities to the society and we grow as a nation. Digital education has really improved the world we are in. The future may even be Artificial Intelligence.
What are some of the advantages of education? How has education empowered us?

[Pousinha]

You are right. It' s important to fight for a better education system in the countries where illiteracy and semi-illiteracy are still a sad reality. Latin american countries still face illiteracy and semi-illiteracy matters, in spite of the top Mercosur members like Brazil and Argentina count on a for free educational system until degree. In any way, point is public universities are mostly located in the federal capitals and industrialized big cities, so fmost of students can hardly access. And there is a terribly difficult exam to access, as places are limited. So rich and welthy students are the majority can assure their access, as their parents paid for them the best primary and high schools to give them the right preparation to overcome the exam. Poor students need to fight hard to access to a public university. So they usually choose to find a job to pay a private university. Online universities, in any way, are changing the scenario. Online universities cost very less than physical ones. Books are offered for free PDF mode. And a working student like me doesn't need to waste time travelling to reach classrooms. Now during coronavirus times online universities became even more popular. Online universities are a great idea I couldn't find nor in my tier1 former country.

[sweerie_banana]

You are right. It' s important to fight for a better education system in the countries where illiteracy and semi-illiteracy are still a sad reality. Latin american countries still face illiteracy and semi-illiteracy matters, in spite of the top Mercosur members like Brazil and Argentina count on a for free educational system until degree. In any way, point is public universities are mostly located in the federal capitals and industrialized big cities, so fmost of students can hardly access. And there is a terribly difficult exam to access, as places are limited. So rich and wealthy students are the majority can assure their access, as their parents paid for them the best primary and high schools to give them the right preparation to overcome the exam. Poor students need to fight hard to access a public university. So they usually choose to find a job to pay a private university. Online universities, in any way, are changing the scenario. Online universities cost very less than physical ones. Books are offered for free PDF mode. And a working student like me doesn't need to waste time traveling to reach classrooms. Now during coronavirus times, online universities became even more popular. Online universities are a great idea I couldn't find nor in my tier1 former country.

The pressures of society are the ones causing such barriers. There are limited to scarce opportunities for families to provide fr their children with higher education. Studying online sounds like a better opportunity since it's way cheaper. I also know the teachers are uncertified and underqualified because of the education being provided there. No money means no education, no education means no job, no job means no money. I think this problem is due to the racism that is being carried upon the Nigro community of Brazil. The homicide rate in Brazil is very high and there is a high crime rate. I think Brazil started forming its education systems very late hence that why they haven't greatly developed. Nonetheless, It's just a passing storm. At least you are one of the byproducts of a good formal education system and that where you are from doesn't limit you.

[Pousinha]

After various years living here and many knowing the area, one of tha sad point is teenagers are eager to marry very soon (or worse, to live as couples when they haven't the legal age to marry, for ex. 15 years old, even less). The consequence: young unemployees with lot of children. Sometimes is family don't stimulate children to study, sometimes the same children dislike school. I have experienced 3 school practises as former teacher and there was no way for most of students, doesn't mind how much efforts from the directors and coordination: they brought toys into classroom and playing while lesson was going on. When it wasn't toys, it was mobile games. Few exceptions: I remember very well a young boy in spite of his poor family and more family matters, his love for studying and school lead him even to help cleaning the school when lack of cleaning staff. Asking to teachers about subject's themes. Unfortunately it was an exception. This happens mostly in the interior and suburbs, not in the center of the federal capitals, populated by the élite. Point is the same population needs to fight to obtain education: my cousin in Buenos Aires (Argentina is like Brazil, talking about education, as the educational system is the same) didn't let her son to play when returned home. She can't pay a good private school for her son, but she sits with him in front of a table, exercise-books and books open to follow studying sessions and until the child understands exercises. My mother in law did the same with grandson, in spite of living in a poor neighborhood.

[sweerie_banana]

After various years living here and many knowing the area, one of the sad point is teenagers are eager to marry very soon (or worse, to live as couples when they haven't the legal age to marry, for ex. 15 years old, even less). Sometimes is family doesn't incentivize children, sometimes the same children dislike school. I have experienced 3 school practices as a former teacher and there was no way for most of the students, doesn't mind how much effort from the directors and coordination: they brought toys into the classroom and playing while the lesson was going on. When it wasn't toys, it was mobile games. Few exceptions: I remember very well a young boy in spite of his poor family and more family matters, his love for studying and school lead him even to help cleaning the school when lack of cleaning staff. Asking teachers about the subject's themes. Unfortunately, it was an exception. This happens mostly in the interior and suburbs, not in the center of the federal capitals, populated by the élite.

That's cause they consider education as a luxury item.

[Pousinha]

Sometimes yes, sometimes not. If we talk about studying medicine, yes. Unfortunately studying medicine it's really a luxury. In most of countries: not only Africa and latin America, but various USA citizens and europeans are forced to give it up. In Europe even public university cost a lot (for ex., medicine in Italy cost 3500 euros of yearly fees and tuitions and the books, all printed paper, shamefully expensive and this was 10 years ago, so I can't imagine how much the prices increased until today ). USA is terribly worst: as arts and crafts university costs more or less 400 thousand dollars, I can't imagine medicine. American teenagers are the most indebted young in the world. Some of them end up homeless due to irredeemable debts.
As in Brazil and Argentina: even obtained a place in a public university, it's pretty impossible to work and study. Students in need to maintain themselved simply can't stop to work to dedicate to study only. And medicine requires too much effort and dedication. Maybe this is the reason some students choose technical nursery, as studying lasts half and 1 year. Who studies for degrees like, for ex., human resources or programming, they have no matters: can study 100% online and going on with their jobs, even full-time jobs.

[sweerie_banana]

I think there is a tradition of bad quality instruction that limits the student's ability to learn.

[HENRY@147]

Education is the key to success , you cannot be an illiterate and be a successful leader. At some point in times things go bad because of illiteracy. If one is ignorant in a business he/she tends to lose and if not amended the business collapse. Even in school when you do not have idea on a particular course and you don't study it well, failure is bound to come .
Education has also brought about development in the world at large. Education has brought about science and technology itself. Education is the backbone of the world's economy .

[Pousinha]

I think there is a tradition of bad quality instruction that limits the student's ability to learn.

Unfortunately teachers are often the scapegoat. But as I have attended half and 1 year of school practice, I notice very well how teachers carry on slacky student's burden. And it wasn't little children classrooms: the dullest were teenagers about 16 or 17 years old. Do you know what the best surprise I and my handler spanish teacher found just coming into the first classroom of second or third high school year? One of the eldest students getting his amusing time hunging in the classroom TV iron bracket, swinging and swinging . Good way to begin classroom.
Then, another student throwing away the DVD received with the spanish book because doesn't serve any purpose. . Look, those students receive all books and dictionaries for free, then breakfast, lunch, sandwiches and snacks in the school, all for free. When relevant, free transports from home to school and from school to home too. And don't value nothing of these. European students, otherwise, must pay even the air they are breathing: even public primary school has government fees, the cost of books between 300 and 500 euros (even more, in the case of high school) in a yearly basis, pass (transportation) and expensive meals. A family from Argentina living in Italy, best friends of mine, even faced trial for primary school's mistake about calculating the value of children's lunch. Parents were fined 1000 euros . This would never happen in Argentina or Brazil.
Yes, bad quality teaching exists too, but not generalized. Maybe exists poor public schools too, in 100% rural areas. My experience was in standard interior public schools in my city (not a rural town but in any way nor an industrialized or touristic place), far from federal capital.

[sweerie_banana]

Education is the key to success, you cannot be illiterate and be a successful leader. At some point in time, things go bad because of illiteracy. If one is ignorant in a business he/she tends to lose and if not amended the business collapse. Even in school when you do not have an idea about a particular course and you don't study it well, failure is bound to come.
Education has also brought about development in the world at large. Education has brought about science and technology itself. Education is the backbone of the world's economy.

Our governor was impeached. I think if he had studied he would have made better choices. It was so embarrassing. How can someone who had even served prison time come and govern us> We chose bad leaders then end up complaining.

[Putta Vince]

Education has changed they way we used to live , our ancenstors. It has brought in new technologies , for our living comfort , it has also created problems like pollution and such. Overall education has played a vital role in transformation of old era.

[kennysplash]

Education is doing so much for us. It has helped us developed better and efficient solutions to problems that would otherwise not have been solved. It has brought about enlightenment. But the only problem is inability of all to enjoy this gift bestowed on mankind.

[Lil dady]

Education is the key to success.

[Abigael]

Education has really done so much in changing our lives for the better. We have acquired so much from it from behavioural change to the changes in our environment. Those who have been deprived of education are always so different from literate people and it is through studying how they handle their lives that you see the importance of education. Though there is still alot of good you can learn from even those who have not gone through the modern education.

[ranamal]

Education is precious. And it must needs to everyone!! But now a days it's a #Bussines