Education AQ/Chin Wang/10S403

From the passage, the author states that in society it should only be natural and fair for all to receive an education. It is only appropriate for people to make their own decisions as they have the rights and freedom to do so and nobody should be able to decide for them. Education has only been highly regarded in recent years as a factor that promotes growth within a country. As a result, many countries have started placing emphasis on its education system to provide an education for every individual that is suitable for it. In addition, some countries have made primary education compulsory for all. Therefore, many government have implemented policies which aids excellent students who experience financial difficulties with scholarships to pay for their tuition costs. For example, in my society, the government has made primary education compulsory for all children and those parents who fail to adhere to the regulations will be punished according to the law. This promotes the future growth of the economy as all future generations would be literate and can effectively contribute to society. However, this point is limited as although education is provided for all, some might not take education seriously and waste their years away. Most of these people are those who are not interested in academics but may be more interested towards the practical side. Therefore, many of these students drop out during their teenage years and begin working at a very young age without much skills. Hence, this is applicable towards my society.

The author had stated another point that not all are suitable for college as there are those who lack the skills and knowledge required for higher education. With an education system, every individual are ranked based on the ideal of meritocracy whereby students higher better academic results would be much more regarded as compared to those who did worse. This would cause intense competition amongst students to compete for admission into universities. For example, in my society, courses only take in a certain number of students during the annual student intakes. This causes students to compete for the more popular courses where they are promised a better future if they do get admitted in to the course. As a result, many youths who are not admitted are often disregarded by most members of society. However, this point is limited as people who are not suitable for college does not mean that they are stupid. It might only be due to the reason that they have interest in other topics. Therefore, most of these students prefer experiencing to studying. As a result, most countries have establish other sorts of institution which caters to the needs of these students and also to enhance their learning experience and prepare them for the working society. For example, in Singapore, the government have encourage the establishment of other institutions such as the Institute of Technical Education and Polytechnics to cater to the needs of students who are more hands-on and interested in topics related to the working society. This has helped many to develop themselves and also to excel in studies although they might not have done well academically before. As a result, I feel that this point is applicable to my society.