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
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“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