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An education is a valuable asset.
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Surely the answer to that would be dependant on the context? In terms of what? In this day and age, it's vital to anyone seeking career advancement, and in some cases, is more important than specific knowledge and experience. However, if you mean an important asset to social development, then I agree less.

The means of recieving an education, i.e. in a class-room full of children and working with others your own age, is important to any child. An education in itself does not promise a fulfilling social life for children once they get older.

Getting a full grade 12 education is one of the most important things to do. if you don’t, I hope you like the smell of fast food oil because that’s all you will be smelling for long time

Whilst I agree that finishing all 12 years of high school grants you far more options, people shouldn't devalue the possibility of Apprenticeships and TAFE, both can get you very good, high-paying labour-based jobs.

An education has no value in itself, it's what you do with your accumulated knowledge.

Well, actually it's valuable if you're in politics... or education of course... or applying for, well, any job... hrmmm maybe education is valuable.

Whilst I agree that finishing all 12 years of high school grants you far more options, people shouldn't devalue the possibility of Apprenticeships and TAFE, both can get you very good, high-paying labour-based jobs.Yes. Until you get a serious injury or turn old enough. An education-based job will usually lead to a later retirement than a labor-based job.

It depends on what you mean by "education". One could do just as well with a library card as with formal tutoring. However, unfortunately, many businesses want to see that you can pay for a piece of paper that says you know certain things.

Everybody has a point where education will stop being beneficial. A carpenter doesn't need to know about poetry or mitosis, and the world needs carpenters. The one size fits all mentality is a major problem with the current education system. I wish that somebody would have said to me, "just stop. Get your GED and leave."

Yes. Until you get a serious injury or turn old enough. An education-based job will usually lead to a later retirement than a labor-based job.

Yes, but many of these labor based jobs have very good unions that provide you with nearly the same income you made while working as your retirement.

Well A labor base job is good paying and in high demand but since its physical work if the body gives out, your going to be in some trouble.

Education is obviously necessary, but education like lots of things is relative...some consider what you learn in the Bible to be enough, and others what you learn in life.

BTW Kat check your TG.

I was mostly homeschooled and really got screwed. Effing nuts. My foster father was a screwball and his son was a sadistic brat.

It depends on where you live and what social class you come from.

If you are poor, in a third world country, earning some money to eat, rather than starve could be a little more important than studying history, chemistry or grammar.
If you are rich and in a first world country (and I mean rich, not just very well off) then education is a matter of choice. You are not going to need to get a job, so education is a hobby.
If you are middle calss, anywhere, then education is essential. The more of it the better.

However to say education is a valuable asset is to adopt the view from one position only in society.

A good indicator of the value of education would be what people are willing to pay for it.

Taking on debt to attend a prestigious school is worth it if the value of that education is something along the lines of "career in investment banking."

In fact, it is profoundly difficult to lose money in the long run by paying for an education.

That provides a definitive and complete answer to the question "is education worth it?"

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Thats really funny :)

Shiet.. this is hard.

*Don's devils advocate Mask and Cape*

Education is bad. It diverts people away from the Knowledge and Wisdom of God. And people eventually would have idle thoughts instead of working the fields. Idle thoughts is the devils workshop I tell you!

With education, people would eventually become lazy and watch mtv all day instead of plowing the fields. The harvest is plentiful but where are the workers? Books! Cursed Books! You can't eat books can you?

Education also makes girls think their smarter than men. And once girls become think their smarter than us, they'll no longer be submissive towards us men. And they'll eventually become bad rebellious house wives because They'll have funny ideas like not spanking the kids when their naughty, or have some strange ideas that men are supposed to be romantic and bring them chocolate and flowers. "Ptooi".

I think that education is quite possibly THE most important part of growing up...And education need not be at a school. Education happens every day, when a kid talks to his parents, spends time with friends, and yes what he watches on TV.

Education (on the state-level) is extremely important, as it prepares our youth for life later on. I can say I appriciate being educated being a high school student. Yes there are days when I think "what's the point?" but, for the most part I'm happy with education.

What I don't like is how underappriciated teachers are. They get paid so little, and when a child does bad, they are almost always blamed unilateraly.