Can you imagine yourself if you hadn’t received any kind of education? 

Would you even be able to read this article?  Understand it to the fullest extent? Probably not, and the interesting thing is, we rarely ever stop to think about the importance of education. Education is part of our daily lives, and without it, we humans would not improve and grow.  

Everyone remembers being a little kid, when all you desired to do was have fun and spend time with your friends. You probably looked forward to recess and lunch time, but the actual school work was never really a priority. 

As we got older, most of us began to realize there’s more to life than just “play time.”  School serves to teach us things we would never gain without going through the process.   

School teaches you social skills, such as learning cooperation with peers, self control, curiosity, and communication. Without these traits working with other people would be difficult. 

According to Go Strengths, “School is not only a place where children learn reading, writing and math. It is also a place where they learn to get along with other people and develop social skills. Social skills are the skills we need to interact adaptively to our cultural environment.” Everyday encounters with peers and with teachers teach us how to communicate in the real world.