Experience Of Education

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Essay #1- The Experience of Education A good educational experience is an important part in long term success and a prosper life. Mike Rose stresses this point constantly in his book “Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us”. Education can help people who want a better life and financial stability. Education can also set you up for success, but in order to receive quality education you need devoted teachers that are not only willing to show you the way but also guide you through it. Income inequality is growing. Many of us have fallen down the economic pyramid and have no way to climb back up. Education is important because it can help us move up in the social pyramid. Education is an excellent way to advance oneself, or as Rose puts it, education is “the primary means to overcome social class inequalities” (12). Being educated can open doors to those in the lower and middle class. Education can be very beneficial to those who take advantage of the opportunity. Any one can become educated at any point in their life as long as they take advantage of the opportunities they have presented to them. For example, Rose's friend, Anthony, is enrolled in a basic-skills program. Anthony suffers from a degree of brain damage but that does not stop him from achieving more in life. Rose states, “He had educated himself through the sources available to him, compensating for the damage done” (2). Anthony wants to prosper just like the rest of us. With proper education one can also better themselves just like Anthony. In order to advance, you have to see things in a new light and create an opportunity for yourself. Teachers are important because they help us understand things we could have never understood before. Mike Rose tells us about how his high school English teacher, Mr. McFarland helped him succeed in writing. Mr. McFarland’s class was challenging to Rose, but
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