Plato was the first to see education as the key to constructing a better society. If we teach children to be well rounded individuals and to develop character to help society, society as a whole will be better. I agree with him wholeheartedly. With a good education you are three steps ahead right from the start. You can learn skills that you develop and improve throughout your lifetime. Without being a well rounded person how can you expect to learn anything more complex or move ahead in life?
You can see it everyday, people who sound more educated and look more put together get the better jobs. The person who walks into an interview with a suit is more likely to get the job than someone who walks in in jeans and a t-shirt. The t-shirt wearer will be lower on the list of who to hire before the interview even starts. No one wants to listen to someone whose not put together or who cannot pretend. We live in a material society and whether they want to or not people have made their minds up about you before you even speak.
By having a good education one can learn the do's and do not's of a society and learn how to act. We can learn the formal rules then decide whether or not to break them. Not having a good education can put you behind before you start because you do not know how to act and cannot respond to life situations in a 'normal' way. By everyone learning the rules first at least there is an even playing field.
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