Sammy Hatzenbihler: I'm going to answer this question in reverse since I believe the second half aids the explanation of the first half. As a student in America I feel that education is so highly valued because ultimately in a system like ours where the middle class is quickly evaporating and the job market for low income workers is almost gone education is a must. If we don't have at least a base line education our future is basically stuck on one path and whatever happens happens. Having a more advanced education gives us more control over how our lives play out and what we do with them. Which bring me to the second point of what the primary value of education is in America. Ultimately the value of education in America is access to the freedoms that we live and die for. Having a good education gives us the liberty to decide what we do with our lives and where we go. For someone like myself who wants to be a public speaker I can take electives relavent to it and become b! etter. In the real world those classes will effectively give me the status of someone with higher education and as a result my status as a speaker will be elevated. In this way I have gained that much more control over my future. Likewise this applies to other careers and for each person it is a little different. But at the end of the day the core value is the same, education brings freedom and that is what is important to Americans....Show more
Irvin Guiles: I am currently taking a grad class, "History and Philosophy of Music Education," and this is question A. Question B goes further and asks, why do we have MUSIC education in our curriculum? We have to answer both why we have education in the first place, and furthermore, what MUSIC education offers in the curriculum that no other subject does. What do you think?
Jeannine Vassie: Right or wrong, there is a direct correlation between the level of education and a person's salary. It is so strong, it overcome! s all other related variables like socio-economic status, race! , parents level of education, etc. Education is the great equalizer.... want a great case study? Read Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington. A book every child in American should read before graduating from high school.Sooooo, if you want to put yourself in the best possible position for a top level salary, get all the education you can. There is of course the less instrumental and more philosophical perspective that knowledge is power. While I am loath to suggest that our public and private educational system is the only (or the best) way to accumulate knowledge, for most it is the most efficient way. But please do not stop at the point where the public educational system drops you off. There is so much more and, unfortunately, you are not as well served as you should be by our current educational system. Read, read, read. A great place to start is the "Great Books" series....Show more
Jorge Gerrero: Uhm, you`re kidding right?Education empowers people.I! t enables them to pursue a career.If you do not learn anything, you will not be able to function to any degree of success within todays society.Schooling is valued because it means you have a basic knowledge of the world around you....Show more
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