Education is very significant and a necessary to part of today’s society. As a matter of fact, it is among the most crucial things required in life from everyone own perspective. However, as much we appreciate the importance of education and accept its necessity in people’s lives. Though those who have received the privilege are likely to claim it is a right. The ability to pursue education is great privilege to have.it is also quite clear that not many are able to receive the exact standard of education that they possess a right to. In the article ‘An Instructor’s Guide to Understanding Privilege’ the author writes ‘privilege is simply put societally granted, unearned advantages to some people and not others.’ This has been led to an automatic divide among individuals into two groupings, the educated and the uneducated individuals. As stated in an article by the READ Foundation, ‘Both groups of the societies have their disadvantages and advantages which can be assessed in terms of social status, mentality, and the level of economic power’ (Educated vs Uneducated). Based on proof from day to day activities in the world, it is evident that the world has more opportunities and privilege for educated individuals than it has for uneducated people.
Education is a right for some and a privilege for others. People who have covered their own bills are not likely to agree that they received a privilege. Whenever someone think of people who are educated and who are not uneducated, the first thing that come in everyone mind is the difference in the level of income. Educated people basically have academic certificates verifying their educated status and this counts a lot anywhere in the world. ‘Having these academic certificates puts more opportunities at their disposal and this implies that they will have good employment slots and therefore earn a better income’ (Thomas et al. 109). Uneducated people have to perform lot of very heavy tasks like working in a construction field or they have to temporary jobs. They go through this because they have not completed the required minimal academic qualification which greatly cuts down their chances of securing good, well-paying jobs. This elevates the social status of the educated people to a level higher than the uneducated because earning more money during one’s lifetime means that one will have a good quality of life, better days, better food, and probably a longer life. The issue of their level of income brings out the aspect about being higher raking and lower ranking in the society. When a person has more money, they seem to be generally respected by other people. The uneducated individuals have comparatively less time to add quality to their life since they even lack enough income to help their families.
The other aspect that shows how education puts people at a privileged position is the mentality of the educated.The educated people possess the advantage of having greater know how about existence, the world, possibilities, and other people. This is because they have gained more information both culturally and scientifically or technically. On the other hand, the uneducated are usually close minded because most of what they have learnt and saw if from their parents. They want their children to come up making better decisions and doing better than them ‘This is because they understand that every minute of every day some things are changing or developing, and some things are invented and discovered’ (Mudzielwana, 254). In most cases what they learn is based on what the parents experienced which results to limited mentalities. Uneducated parents tend to raise their kids under the same mentalities that they were raised with. They want their children to come up making better decisions and doing better than them.
In the world today, an amount number of grownups cannot read and write. These people struggle daily and in various situations as they try to live in a world that keeps on changing and is less keen on feed for them. Therefore, being functionally uneducated becomes their concealed shame that gives them a hard time on their own to become accustomed to the ways of the twenty first century that majorly runs on technology and computers. Therefore, ‘with uneducated households, these kids may miss additional home learning to be instilled by their parents since the parents encounter problems trying to help their children with school matters such as class reports, projects and homework’ (Walford 21). All these inabilities pull a kid backwards. The voice of educated people is more likely to be listened to, compared to an uneducated person’s voice. This is because educated people have a wide range of material to cite when discussing different topics about life like religion, geography, politics, cultures and science. One of the biggest challenges today is poverty. The voice of educated people is more likely to be listened to, compared to an uneducated person’s voice. Most adults who are uneducated have no power in changing their current conditions. This is because, they do not have the different skills that can allow them to compete in the search for jobs with more benefits and income.
Most uneducated adults will find themselves in scenario like this, because they are not able to read instructions to know the quantities of drugs to consume, side effects. Many people learn about good diet and supplements when in school or by doing intensive research. For grown-ups who are unable to read they do not have knowledge of the various, nutritious foods and the ones that are harmful. ‘The amount and quality of education people receive enables them to proceed to higher education, gives them a stronger voice, and a more stable and comfortable place in society’ (Thomas). Therefore, they go on with their bad eating habits. Lack of education also makes people go through difficulties in their social encounters. Social relationships are made difficult due to the lack of skills and information as people experience problems keeping up and understanding their kid’s school because of inability to read letters, reports and take part in class meetings. Thus, they will feel out of place, be embarrassed or be isolated when in the presence of other grown-ups. Also, there is a tendency for people to segregate others whom they deem illiterate or who are below them in status. This notion is false because there are many uneducated people with some important lessons to offer. Generally, an educated person opinions about various things are usually respected by the society. There are also uneducated people who despite having pretty much nothing, still share whatever little they have with the people who have even less. Educated people can therefore learn something about the beauty and simplicity of life by observing how the uneducated make the best out of their limited opportunities.
In conclusion, all children begin the learning process at birth. The challenge that makes some end up uneducated is that sometimes many of the resources for learning are not given to people equally. For example, poor working-class parents not often have the professional jobs that can allow them to have a paid maternity leave so as to have time for their young babies. Similarly, low income parents mostly struggle to afford stable and safe child care, leave alone the enriching, stimulating early childhood education that will make prepare them for school. Therefore, this results in large income-based school readiness gaps in students. Many suggest that high quality baby and infant care and pre- school care services are made accessible to every family. All of this reminds that we should be not underestimate the significance of education.
