The Resident: The Importance of Education

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By: Babelgum
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Added: 28-Oct-09

Iâm going to play my own devilâs advocate here, because I can. So bear with me. We all know the importance of education as a social issue at large. Itâs not some radical liberal cause here or anything: both conservatives and liberals will agree. The basics of it are simple: the more educated you are, generally, the better job youâll get and the better youâll be able to provide for you and yours. And the side-effects are great, too: learning about other cultures and societies helps you understand more people. Learning solid math skills helps keep you from messing up your bill payments. Knowing your history helps prevent you from repeating it. Studying up on countercultural and artistic movements opens your eyes to new perspectives. All those things, great. Now for the devilâs advocate part: can too much education mess you up, too, like an over-bred poodle or an MIT nerd thatâs so socially underdeveloped he canât even get a job? Or howâs this: do we transpose education with understanding too readily? You can certainly be super-educated but still really moronic, in other words. And also, some people believe that we take away the beauty of things by trying so hard to compartmentalize everything. I guess Iâm just asking: can education be a bad thing? Ok I guess I just gave my own answer on this social issue, but Iâd like to hear yours, and if your answer is yes, Iâd like to hear the particulars, please. Go slow. I ainât so edumuhcayted over here.