The Importance of Learning

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It is … education which gives a man a clear view of his own opinions and judgements, a truth in developing them, and a force in urging them – John Henry Cardinal Newman. This means that education and learning have a huge impact on determining what some one’s own beliefs and desires are. A huge part of some one’s life is learning and what that person is learning is going to greatly impact the course of his or hers life. Three factors that are important to influence some ones learning in determining the course of a person’s life are education, peers and family. Education is a huge key to some ones successes and futures. Having a good education and good learning experience can get you very far in life and provide more opportunities than not having one. For example, someone that is a high school dropout might not have the same job opportunities as someone who does have a high school diploma. Most people wouldn’t be able to get into college or university without their high school diploma and might not be happy with the jobs they can get to what jobs someone who goes through university or college. What you learn growing up can decide what type of person you want to be, what jobs you want to have and what dreams you want to pursue. A peer is a person who is equal in ability, standing or value. For example people you grow up with and people you go to school with are peers. They are people around you that can influence your learning in positive or negative ways. These people could teach you good or bad habits that could affect your future, for example if you hang around a bad group in school you could be taught that doing illegal things is fun and that could result in you getting into lots of trouble with serious consequences. These people could affect your future greatly by in what ways they influence you in. Family is a big part on influencing some ones future and

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