Mark Twain, once said, “I’ve never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Generally, students attend to school having their mind set for passing the exam, getting good grades and earning a diploma. But, this was nothing but a poor temperament towards the true meaning of learning through education.

Education is more than just what you learn from reading books or taking exams. People who were given the right to education gain a lot more than the textbook knowledge he acquire from enrolling in a school. It is a powerful tool that can teach someone how to learn so he can take up independent learning as an adult and it is also something that can teach a child how to reason so that he does not grow up to be ignorant.

Education does not always mean getting high grades or being in the top of the class. Education means encouraging one person to become a better person in the future. One can enter the school ignorant and simple minded, but depending on the education given, that child can take a big turn and leave the school as an educated and well-mannered individual.

True value of education does not lie just on the measurement of a student’s performance but on the impact of what he have learned in school to his attitude and morals as an individual who will soon be part of the contributors for the betterment of the society.

Education will always have the most powerful potential to change old ideas and practices so that it may lead the distinct capability of every person towards better ends. One may see education only as a mandatory part of growing up, but true education is a door to boundless opportunities that can help someone live freely and productively in this world.

By: Olivia G. Nisay | T-III | Bataan National Highschool