Post-Secondary Education is Important

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The atmosphere in which we grow up and the influences of our peers shape who we are. Depending on these factors, people achieve happiness under different circumstances. I believe that graduating from a well-known, reputable, university is more fulfilling than winning a lottery because, in the latter, the prize money will eventually be depleted and the chances of earning or winning another lottery are slim. In contrast, post-secondary education is not a waste of time and money because going to university or college would mean acquiring more knowledge in specific subjects, achieving the goal of completing a degree, and increase the likelihood of attaining skills to apply in everyday life to earn a living.

Furthermore, the essential basis of human nature is to acquire desired knowledge in order to survive, and to take the advantages that come from that knowledge. Imagine if our ancestors lacked the ability to ask the question "why" The result would be that the present population on Earth would cease to exist because no one would know the skills and the reasons "why" there is a need to build shelters, hunt for food, or clothe oneself for a variety of weather conditions.

By obtaining a post secondary education, people can hone their skills through the interests through the teachings of highly trained and certified professors. After all, with the knowledge gathered from post secondary education, one might have the chance to teach the aspiring followers about a specific subject. If they were acquainted with the knowledge of adding and subtracting many-digit numbers, they could enlighten other people who are limited to only adding and subtracting one- digit numbers. Not only that, upon completion of a degree, one may be employed with a company which values the accomplishments of a college-education.

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