In today's society, education is stressed as being the key to success. Why
is this? Most students say they want an education to make money. Being
educated usually goes hand-in-hand with a relatively high-paying job. The
purpose of an education, however, has little to do with money. Getting paid
is the reward. Typically, there are three major arguments to describe the
purpose of an education.
The first argument states that the purpose of a higher education is to
develop a "well-rounded" population. This means that everyone should get
a taste of everything, thus creating a society with broad ideas. In primary
and secondary schools. students study a wide range of courses; including
math, English, and science. If everyone was educated, it would create a
relatively stable society with a population that is able to function
independently. However, I believe that this argument lacks direction. With
all these "well-rounded" people, where would doctors and teachers come
from? It is purposeful to be educated in many general areas, but without a
career goal or "major" in mind, an education can be rendered as functional
to a point.
The second argument is that liberal arts education should produce
specialists in a given field of study. The result of this would be the
advancement of that field. If someone was educated to be a specialist, they
typically would earn a greater income. This is because they become more
valuable to society. A person with an extended knowledge of a field can
expand upon it by applying their own experience and intuition. An example
of this type of education would be a doctor or a teacher. A doctor with more
applied experience tends to be superior over a doctor that has book and
classroom based knowledge. Schools should start specialized training
early on. Students...
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Excellent essay! Very good structure. Good job.
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