#53 Improving schools (education) is the
most important factor for successful development of a country.
Over the past few decades, the education of
one country has become highly important in the country’s development. So it’s
been argued whether improving schools is the most important factor for
successful development of a country. Some people might say that improving
schools do not ensure a prospective future, while others might not think so.
However, I am deeply convinced that improving schools is the most important
factor successful development of a country. Actually, I have a couple of
reasons to state my opinion and will explain and develop them in the next
following paragraphs below.
First and foremost, improving schools in
one country will make the future generation have a better idea of governing the
country and its future citizens. Improving schools means that the students of
one country will be well-educated to grow up as wise leaders of the country in
the future. They will be the ones governing their countries and also raising
the quality of future citizens’ lives. More than anything else, improving the
thoughts of children is most important to the survival of a country. Though it’s
true that investing on creating more jobs or medical facilities can make a
great change to a country right away, problems related with jobs, diseases or
even poverty can be vanquished by simply investing on the children’s knowledge.
For instance, when I was learning about the history of Korea, I learned about
the importance of the education of one country. In the past, the Korea’s king
was in need of more knowledgeable and loyal followers and advisors. However,
back then, such upper-class royal servants tended to be chosen by heritage. So,
only the sons of former advisors were chosen as new advisors. So, the king felt
weak and didn’t trust them anymore because not only were they disloyal but also
less knowledgeable than the king required them to be. Because of them, problems
all throughout his kingdom were far from being solved. So, in a meeting with a
royal servant from China, the king realizes that all he needed to do was improve
the education of his kingdom’s children. In order to do this, he creates a very
difficult and occasional test that can only be solved by very educated people.
As reward for passing this test, he granted the passing students a really good
and stable job, great housing with extra land, and also honor and trust. Some
with low social status were given a higher social status as a reward. This
motivated more students and schools to work harder to become professionally
knowledgeable enough to attain this blessing and produce wiser students. The
king later becomes famous for starting a lineage of descendants who continue
improved education. Due to education, the land under modern Korean’s feet is green
and crisp. So, this proves that improving schools is the most important factor
for successful development of a country.
Moreover, improving education can make a country
shine and display competence in today’s globalized society. A country can
prosper through education not only inside the country’s own economy but also in
the global market as well. This is because the next generation will not only be
more knowledgeable but also more globalized through improved language and
culture education. Though some people might say that whether a country is
globalized or not doesn’t depend on improved education but tourism, special
products, or global activities of experienced leaders, countries that are
encouraging the refinement of education are becoming more and more globalized.
For instance, my country’s entertainment market has increased profoundly over
the past few years. From music to movies, everything is becoming astonishingly globalized.
A very popular music band from my country is now doing performances all over
the world, my country’s actors are mastering English in order to take part in Hollywood
movies, and my country itself is becoming a great scenery that is frequently
used by Hollywood movie producers. Back in my father’s time, this was
impossible because English wasn’t a mandatory need. However, today, education
has improved, and people without foreign-language abilities are having
difficulty in finding a decent job. Though it’s true that one country needs
unique traits to be known in today’s globalized world, countries with low
education are neglected in the global market nowadays due to deficiency of
language abilities. So it’s quite definite that improving education should be a
country’s first priority because it’s a one-way ticket to a brighter future.