About Apathy and Education

It has been brought to my attention that some of you are not educated. Pardon the condescending tone, it's not my intent to assume superiority. Ignorance is not something to be condemned, but corrected. However, it is clear that there can not be any correction of ignorance if apathy is present.

Apathy. There are people that are full of it. These human shells careen about in life without a second glance at what is offered to them. They are not a problem. The problem is in the people who are only apathetic towards things that are important. This is normally called "taking something for granted". There is no need for everyone to be able to perform great scholastic feats, but there is no sense in not taking advantage of price and risk-free programs that are designed to further one's education and improve the chances of being accepted into the college of one's choice.

Why not take advantage of these programs? The average teenager has a lot of free time. A teenager can waste countless hours of free time and still have an above average scholastic background. If this is true, why is it that so many teenagers drop out or are unable to meet the standards of the college of their choice? The former is not a large problem with the standards of state tests being lowered, but the latter is still a problem. It is possible that this is why colleges like Syracuse University are able to easily accept so many students from outside of the city. Their borders are easily expanded due to the small amount of students going there. That is merely an example, imagine how many other colleges can easily accept applicants from across the country.
An education is important, hands down. Imagine a world where minds were not nurtured by teachers and professors. I'm sure there are writers working on stories where newborn babies are abandoned in a world where they are fed by machines and they are without education. They would only be able to perform basic functions. Each individual may even have specific jobs for their little society. Imagine, a tribe of humans in a world full of iPods and cell phones. They would have the Internet. They could look up how to do anything. The issue is not whether or not they can do things that one specialized in that field can do, but whether they can do it well. That is why doctors go to school for eight years, and you go to the hospital instead of sewing your wound back up yourself.

And then there are the excuses. "I don't like the teacher." "I don't like the course." "I don't like waking up early." "I don't care." That's fine, the world doesn't care. There are those who do not care as much as you do, the difference is that they finished their education. They are higher up in life than you are. The doctors, CEO's, bosses, architects, and teachers do not care. Until their tax dollars are used for your unemployment benefits.


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