A possession no one can ever take: EDUCATION

Education is a step-by-step process of facilitated learning in order to gain new knowledge and skills that could help a child to better prepare themselves for the real world as they grow. Paramount to a successful career path lies behind the kind of educational background a person has. If you are dreaming about your child earning a great income in the future, becoming their own boss, or landing in a job with a reputable position, proper education really matters and goes a long way. As for parents, they say that education is very important for their children, not just because this will help them slowly figure out what to expect of the future, but also because education is intangible—something that only their child can possess and will never be taken away from them. It is one of the most important – if not the most important – way that parents can contribute to their children when it comes to their career and developmental growth.

However, learning doesn’t only happen inside the four-walled classroom. Education as a whole, is readily available even more outside the school. Individual experiences of the day to day living best contribute to the learnings we acquire over the years. The external environment is also a great teacher when it comes to education. It gives us nature and things around us, the places we travel to and through, trying out new things and inventions, socialising and conversing with other people, and getting to know diverse cultures, rituals and experiences. Children who are like sponges, absorb every bit of information passed on to them whether by their parents, teachers, guardians or the world around them. They are like empty vessels waiting to store information that’s being provided for them, giving us the greater responsibility to make sure we look after the things’ children are learning as they grow. With the fast-growing advancements in technology these days, the Internet gives our children a very easy access to information and education which may or may not contribute to their learnings, if not carefully monitored. Content that they can source online might not be suitable, true or age-appropriate, that is why parental guidance is always a must in these cases.

The thing about education is that it is not just the child’s responsibility, but the parents’ as well since they will have to guide their children and pave the way for them to have a successful long-term learning Life. Parents must be able to encourage them by taking their time to listen attentively to the needs of their children and to help them when necessary, and to work and cooperate with the teachers, coaches or others to find out what else their children needs.

Education is so important because not only does it help children in acquiring new knowledge but will also help them in interpreting this newfound information which will then lead to them actually gaining new skills that they can use in real life. This includes but is not limited to:

1.)    Parents encouraging them in reading, opens up a window of their imagination to go freely and beyond as well as broadening their vocabulary and understanding scenarios and situations.

2.)    Learning new skills that would foster their creativity and capability in doing much more as well as their adaptability to change and increases their learning pace.

3.)    Preparing children for life’s ups and downs by laying out on the table every situation and teaching them the resiliency in bouncing back no matter where and what life has to offer. Begins with training them to develop the right mindset.