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 * __Education__**

Education plays a major role in society today. Where would we be today if it weren’t for education, probably stuck back in time is where. But thankfully we have progressed in that field and have overcome obstacles. But there is still that one that every generation can not seem to get over, the fact that everyday more and more students don’t want to go to school. Celebrities help education all around the world but not here like Oprah Winfrey who just opened up a lavish school for girls in Africa. And she says that many students are not focused on school, all they want are accessories like electronics and clothes. Some might say that the problem lies with how the child is raised at home and what kind of parents they grow up with. Usually if a parent is not that well educated and didn’t care much for school, most likely they won’t push their children towards getting a proper education. But yet sometimes that motivates a child to want to be more and do more. So there are different kinds of people. What children need to learn is that everything won’t always be handed to them. They need to learn that they have to work for what they want and this needs to be implemented throughout their childhood and early life.

As stated children need to see that with an education you can do many things. So they need to be encouraged by everyone around them; from the household, to teachers, and peers. It almost seems like we need people to teach parents and teachers on how to be great motivators. And we have them, they are counselors. Also we need to establish a system of rewarding the child with praise or something tangible when they do a great job, finishes their chores and such things like that. This should and needs to be done in every household so that we mold our children into the great citizens of tomorrow. Every person has a motivation that starts from childhood to achieve success.

Now children don’t seem to have much motivation to be someone in life or to at least get good grades. We need to bring back that motivation by increasing the parent influence in school. This is not impossible by the way! If needed we should install some sort of communication system that voices encouragement and forces students to stick out with their education like a radio with a screen everywhere. We need to make sure that students don’t ditch school, but if a right environment is set then we have nothing to worry about because kids will want to learn and stay in school. Providing this environment is not a problem but if all don't cooperate then schools will turn to be like jails in their strict policies if we don't get students to appreciate the education they are being given. It has been shown that if children are taught good values then they will appreciate all things more including education. We have to see that not all children react the same way and this may be because of peer pressure, loss of interest for unknown reason, or they are not encouraged to educate themselves. Many also feel that students are not taught what they want or need, and sometimes not all students learn well from all teachers. Many changes have been made today to the way schools function. A recent big change in progress is the LAUSD’s change by Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles mayor. The mayor is really pushing to change for the better the educational system for his county.

Many might say that not all of this is true because not all kids are the same. And it is true, but if we can just encourage kids to stay in school and show them that it pays off then we can help those who truly want to excel in life. Others might say that parents do everything they can to get their children motivated, but it’s not true because no one is perfect and there is always room for improvement. As stated earlier some parents don’t encourage education because they themselves didn’t get educated. Sometimes this can actually push students to do better because they want to be better. This is good that students find encouragement in many places, but it would be nice to get some positive reinforcement from parents.

In conclusion education makes the world go round because if we weren’t educated even a little bit then we would be no where. Let’s teach our students to know what is right and wrong, to let them know they can make a difference in the world, and that they need to be educated. Even if we have to do something way out there, we need to do it so that each generation increases their interest in education. We have to do whatever is in our hands to get children more motivated for their future. We really need those systems to keep track of kids and not let them go off and do whatever they want.

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