It is argued that secondary education should not be available for those who do not enter the workforce in countries with high rate of unemployment. I strongly disagree with this statement because education is not the cause of unemployment and the other purposes of education besides vocational aim.
First of all, education does not cause unemployment. , but lack of education does. It is obvious that population in developed countries is well-educated and they are the driving force of the countries’ growth. By contrast, those who do not have access to school often lack essential and desirable knowledge and skills to be able to compete in the job market. This could result in an increasing number of between-jobs people in society. In addition, there are different factors affecting the jobless rate of a country such as economic recession, poor governance, development of technology and mismatch of demand and supply of the job market. For instance, the utilisation of robots in some segments like manufacturing and hospitality has posed a threat of losing jobs to their workers.
Secondly, the aim of education is more fundamental than simply to prepare young people for the world of work. Secondary education provides people with know-how and life skills such as collaboration, communication and critical thinking. Besides, it also helps shape personalities and allows students to discover themselves through various activities. To illustrate, one might figure out he loves music and wants to be a musician in the future by attending in the school’s choir. Additionally, educated people who have been taught about the moral qualities such as honesty, tolerance, freedom and so on are less prone to commit crimes. Therefore, besides vocational aim, education has a more significant purpose which is to help individuals grow as a person and become responsible members of their society.
To summarise, there is no point in denying that secondary education in particular and education in general play an important role in the development of a country. Not only does it provide employment opportunities to individuals, but it also makes a person civilized and knowledgeable.
It
is argued
that secondary
education
should not be available for those who do not enter the workforce in
countries
with high rate of unemployment. I
strongly
disagree with this statement
because
education
is not the cause of unemployment and the other purposes of
education
besides
vocational aim.
First of all
,
education
does not cause unemployment.
,
but
lack of
education
does. It is obvious that population in developed
countries
is
well-educated and
they are the driving force of the
countries’
growth. By contrast, those who do not have access to school
often
lack essential and desirable knowledge and
skills
to be able to compete in the job market. This could result in an increasing number of between-jobs
people
in society.
In addition
, there are
different
factors affecting the jobless rate of a
country
such as economic recession, poor governance, development of technology and mismatch of demand and supply of the job market.
For instance
, the
utilisation
of robots in
some
segments like manufacturing and hospitality has posed a threat of losing jobs to their workers.
Secondly
, the aim of
education
is more fundamental than
simply
to prepare young
people
for the world of work. Secondary
education
provides
people
with know-how and life
skills
such as collaboration, communication and critical thinking.
Besides
, it
also
helps
shape personalities and
allows
students to discover themselves through various activities. To illustrate, one might figure out he
loves
music and wants to be a musician in the future by attending in the school’s choir.
Additionally
, educated
people
who have
been taught
about the moral qualities such as honesty, tolerance, freedom and
so
on are less prone to commit crimes.
Therefore
,
besides
vocational aim,
education
has a more significant purpose which is to
help
individuals grow as a person and become responsible members of their society.
To
summarise
, there is no point in denying that secondary
education
in particular
and
education
in general
play an
important
role in the development of a
country
. Not
only
does it provide employment opportunities to individuals,
but
it
also
makes
a person civilized and knowledgeable.