Logic
Another great aspect about an education is that it teaches you how to use logic. You learn critical reasoning as you write assignments for your classes, and discover the tools and necessary arguments you can use to reinforce your opinions and back up your claims. It helps you to see when you are being told untruths, as you use your reasoning skills you’ve developed to question and analyze everything that you’re told.
Experience
Throughout your college education you will be in contact with a wide group of peers, much larger than you faced in school. It’s from these people you’ll discover new points of view, learn to appreciate diversity, and grow as a person. It also gives you a better and more developed understanding of the world, and the important current events that are occurring in it. It also helps you to build and reinforce your reputation and social image, which have a strong base in your educational qualifications. People look at you differently if you’re “Dr. Smith”, or Joe at the car wash, it’s an unfortunate fact of life. In addition, a good education allows you to positively contribute and become an active member in a society, as we understand, and participate in the changes and development that is required to make a community great.
Empowerment
Your teachers help you develop and reach your potential, challenging and pushing you to your limits so that you reach new heights, and achieve far greater things than you ever thought possible. Being educated helps establish your independence, and gives you a reliable trust in your instincts and knowledge to make the right decisions. It allows you to make decisions based on logic and reasoning, and create your own responses rather than simply following the pack.
Friends
Throughout your education you’ll have many opportunities to make friends along the way. In your classes and lectures there will be ample chance to meet new people, and circumstances often force you to work in pairs or a group to get a task done. In addition, you’ll also spend a large amount of time with your classmates, so take the time to get to know them. It’s in school and college you form the friendships that last a lifetime, as you are brought together with people that have common interests and share fantastic experiences with.
Learning
The key to education is learning, so that you can benefit from all of the mistakes people before you have made. This base knowledge allows you to capitalize on the solutions, and build on what has been achieved already, without repeating the mistakes. A solid education gives you a base level of understanding that allows you to actively participate in intellectual conversations, and makes you aware and open minded in any situation.
Time Management
With many classes, deadlines, and often additional family or work responsibilities outside of your learning, there will be many demands on your time. As a result, most students turn into effective machines, as they churn out assignments and study for exams, while working part time or looking after their family. This pressure forces you to become a master of time management, which will carry over into all parts of your life.
Discipline
There’s no better place than school to learn that every action has a consequence. Failing to pass a class means that you need to repeat it, where in the real world you may never realize the lost opportunity from missing a deadline or letting down your boss. Learning to deal with the consequences of your actions in a supportive environment is ideal, and will make you a more disciplined individual.