This is my very first time of responding to a prompt in this commuinty although am seeing this prompt a little bit late but I feel there's no harm in trying and sharing my view about Eduction. A big thanks to 
Education
Education to me is a very broad term and not limited in scope,I believe understanding the concept of education will help go along way in embracing it and maximizing it. Education can be formal or informal. The first type of education one receives is usually the informal education which is very key in my own opinion. A lot of people obtain the formal kind of education but are really lacking when it comes to the informal kind of education.
Parents plays a very good role in educating their wards or children. You will agree with me that many of the things we know and have learnt over time were not taught within the four walls of the classroom. They were things we learnt from home,form elderly ones and people around and have added values to our lives in no small way
This is not to downplay the role of formal education,which is also very important having both will make one balanced, responsible and respected even in the society.
Can you afford ignorance?
It's a big question I bet you wouldn't want to answer in a haste. Ignorance is not an option. Although I know we have several reason why we think education (most especially the formal type) should not be considered at all. Smiles..in the part of the world where I live,it is believed that education is a scam and shouldn't be given a thought at all since making money is the goal. But have you thought about this? That you stand out and appear different when you're educated,you look distinct from a guy who just goes all out for money and not excellence. Such person does not care how he is perceived and is not different form a lay man and guess what will find it very hard most times to attract those that really matter in the society. Education has given people so many big opportunity they never saw coming,they were just fortunate because they prepared for it i.e by means of obtaining certificate or self development even in the face of strong opposition
How to stay educated
There are several ways to remain educated and informed. You just have to keep at it so that you're not deformed (lols) or outdated.
Observation.
Like I've rightly established earlier,we don't learn everything within the four walls of a school,there are values we learn outside the school and this is where observation comes in. Do well to observe emulate and learn from experience. You get better by doing that.Read good material.
There are valuable material scattered all around which you can freely take advantage of. Am from the black race and there's this thing about us which is very obvious...we are not very good readers naturally,it only a handful of us that take reading serious. Once a student leave school,he doesn't care about books any longer,he now sees reading as a burden and a waste of time. Whereas embedded in that books are nuggets and things he need to know that can give him an edge in life. Someone once said, "if you want to hide something from a black man,just put it in a book" and that because he might never get to read it.Travel.
Traveling is another form of education,by exploring places and culture,you understand better how things are done and how things should be done in any environment we find ourselves. You become vast and well equipped with knowledge.
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Education is something that should be encouraged and shouldn't be limited to the four walls of the classroom. I want to believe I responded well to this prompt.
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however when we focus on trying to teach them through learning that is based on learning from experiences that we can show the day to day, it is likely that they learn the message while they are stimulated.
Thanks for your time.
