Essay / Magazine report on the topic 'The Power of Education'.
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Education is the most empowering force in the world. It creates knowledge, builds confidence, and breaks down barriers to opportunity.
For children, it is their key to open the door to a better life.
However, it is a sad reality of our world today that millions of children will never receive this key.
They are destined to stay locked in cycles of disadvantage and poverty.
I think Malala described this heart-wrenching situation best when she said:
“In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It’s their normal life. But in other parts of the world, we are starving for education … its like a precious gift. Its like a diamond”.
This cannot continue.
All children deserve to receive the ‘precious gift’ of education. In fact, we have promised to give it to them. It is time to deliver.
Under the Sustainable Development Goals, the blue print for progress the whole world has agreed, we are committed to give all children an inclusive and quality education by 2030.
To get the 263 million children currently out of school, back in.
To make sure the 130 million children currently reaching Grade 4 without learning basic reading and maths skills, become masters of both.
To stop girls being excluded, or married off.
Right now, one girl under 15 is married every 7 seconds. They should be starting a new year of school, not starting a new life of disadvantage.
I know this sounds a bit bleak. But we have to face up to the fact that we are in the midst of an education crisis and are running well behind on our promise to the world’s children.
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What we have to do now is focus more effort on the remaining 75 per cent of countries that are not yet hitting the mark.
In these countries, we have to dramatically scale up investment in education systems to improve both the availability of education, but just as importantly, education quality.
To achieve this, the Education Commission report calls for a Financing Compact. The Financing Compact means that countries commit to invest and reform.
In return, the international community offers leadership and education finance, and both are held accountable for their commitment.
To fulfil the compact, countries need to take on four education transformations.
First, performance. This is about putting results front and centre. Successful education systems must invest in what works.
Second, innovation. We must develop new and creative approaches. Education systems must innovate rather than just replicate.
Third, inclusion. We must reach every last child. We will not close the global learning gap unless leaders take steps to include and support those at greatest risk of being out of school. The poor, the discriminated against, girls, and those facing multiple disadvantages.
And fourth, finance. We need to mobilize more money and ensure that we spend it wisely.
Education equals better lives. Access to decent work, improved health and life outcomes, and the dignity that comes from the ability to know and stand up for your human rights.
In 2017, we at the Commission are already taking the first steps to bring our vision of a learning generation into reality.
Two steps we are taking include:
Hu it alone. We need government, business and even individual citizens to step up.
The case for education is indisputable, and we have no time to waste. Millions of children and youth around the world cannot wait any longer.
Please join us in our effort to create the Learning Generation!
Thank you.