In today’s society, education is undervalued. Most students would rather stay isolated in their homes—staring at their television sets—than go out for eight hours and learn. If all students lose sight of the importance of education, our world will never progress. Public education is being taken for granted every minute of the day, but students seem to lose sight of the fact that thousands of people cannot receive an education. Those who can learn are fortunate and prosperous. It should be unambiguous that public education is preparing us for a successful, independent, adult life. The mountains of homework we receive weekly serve as an abundance of beneficial purposes. As students, we do not necessarily have to complete assignments given to us, but in completing, them we are absorbing important information, and growing accustomed to ceaseless hours of working. Extensive amounts of work assigned to us aid in our preparation for the countless assignments and obstacles later to come; by the time we enter …show more content…
In my case, I would love to be a nurse, but I would not be a successful nurse without knowing how to get along with both friendly and unfriendly people. After enrolling in the leadership program for two years, I dealt with individuals with superlative personalities, and those with atrocious personalities. The leadership program taught me how to handle any situation with maturity, class, and respect, even in the worse situation possible. Any student in any class learns how to handle innumerable situations, but the learning is less noted. Leadership focuses specifically on developing skills that show power, courage, and maturity, while we still acquire the same traits in other classes unknowingly. Tolerance and amiability are the utmost important qualities public education teaches us because of the diverse personalities we will