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Cost Of Education Research Paper

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As the economy has taken a turn for the worst, the education system has suffered right

along with the economy. Costs nationwide have been cut for school systems putting a strain on

education while the teachers struggle to meet the requirements such as “No Child Left Behind.”

Parents and teachers are making such a big separation between private and public that children

are beginning to realize the separation and are becoming segregated. Education is not a matter of

public or private, grades, or even a future career choice, but education is a way of saving lives

from ignorance. As education has changed, so to has the importance of gaining an education

become even greater.

Since the change in schools progressing from a one-classroom …show more content…

“Thus, after a long, tedious effort for years, I finally

succeeded in learning how to write” (Douglass 99). Its people like Alexie and Douglass that

understood the value and importance of education. Education wasn’t a chore for them but it was

a privilege that was earned.

As students progress through school, they start getting bribes or false advertisements

about education. Students are told that in order to succeed in life and get a good job they must go

to college and further their education. Students are shown charts and facts about how much more

money a person can make just by having a college degree. Although some of this could be

factual, the students are not hearing the true importance of education. Gaining an education

should be for personal growth and betterment of an individual. Education should not be looked at

as a chore that has to be done in order to make more money; education should be looked at as a

privilege for bettering ones-self and getting away from ignorance. More people should look at

education from the perspective of Alexie and Douglass. These two incredible guys truly

understood the importance of education and the privilege it was to gain an

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