Question

write a speech on the significance of education .Base it on the facts of what the absence or presence of education can do.

Answer 1

Education is the backbone of any society. It is the foundation on which the prosperity and development of a nation depends on. History has shown us that, countries with higher levels of literacy are the ones that made progress the most. An illiterate mass is the greatest drawback for a nation, because it is only through education that people can become aware and expose themselves to the world, to different cultures, to new thinking, to new developments and the like. In today's world, one cannot lead a decent life without being educated. Suffice to say that the self worth of every individual is directly connected to his level of education. 

Answer 2

                                           Significance Of Education

Education is the nectar drinking which first man turns from an animal into a real human being, and if he continues to drink it, it can metamorphose him into a demigod. Education is the spark that ignites the faculties of mind, body, and intellect which further develop into skills and knowledge. Without education these faculties would remain mere seeds of possibilities.

Education since ancient times has been instrumental in broadening man’s outlook on life; it has always humbled man. Before receiving education man is like a bulb without light; always living, but without light. However, the power of education makes him glow with light, dispelling the darkness of ignorance—for him as well as for others.

Let’s try to understand the concept through an example. Let’s put two men in our perspective for comparison. One man is illiterate and uneducated; he does not read any books, has no pursuit in any field. He just lives, sleeps, works, eats, faces life’s challenges as they come. What contribution or breakthrough can you expect from him? Will such a man dare to dive into the sea of knowledge and bring some pearls or diamonds out of the depth? I leave the answer to your own discretion.

Let’s now bring in our perspective an educated man, who has gained the basic knowledge about certain subjects; and he has been intrigued by one subject particularly, say physics. He does his masters in this subject; but his curiosity to know more impels him to do PhD in it. While studying, he realizes the infiniteness of the subject he is studying, and starts focusing and researching on this infiniteness. 

Now, which out of the two assumed men in our mental perspective do you think is looking through the window into the grand vista of the infinite universe, and which is standing in front of the mirror of his very limited vision of life’s mysteries?

Of course, you will agree with me the latter man with education has a far better chance in finding something new. The former will just go through the routine activities of daily life. He cannot experience the thrill of knowing the vastness of the universe!

We must never forget the fact that Einstein, Newton, Dr Bernard, Shakespeare, Helen Keller, Abraham Lincoln, etc. all achieved glory through education only. The power that enabled them to be so brilliant in their fields was the power of EDUCATION. Education proved to be a window for them to look deep into the universe and the infinite possibilities of doing and knowing the secrets of life. Imagine if the above mentioned names of personages had not got this window, what would have happened? Einstein became the great Einstein only after looking out of this window into the mysteries of life and finding solutions to them! So did the other achievers.

So, education is the only power that equips us with the required skills to lead a happy, fulfilling and meaningful life. Without education we would remain mere shallow mirrors, the inadequate creatures of imperfection. Our life problems unsolved!