I would like to comment on the situation as a teacher (from the other side of the barricades, so to speak). I communicate quite a lot with my students and many tell me why they entered and why. Parents and grandparents often force it. Often a person doesn’t know what to do after school, why not go to university? Often girls believe that education is a kind of dowry and that it is more interesting to talk to an educated wife. Many people go because “now there’s nowhere without a tower.” And only a small part comes to receive education with adequate expectations and understanding of the process.

In my opinion, to answer the question of whether it is worth it or not, we need to consider several trends and facts.

1. In general, to all people higher education no need. There are a huge number of jobs and specialties where a person needs specialized secondary education or just secondary education (completed school). For example, to work as a waiter, receptionist, secretary, courier, or barista, it is enough to graduate from school and undergo on-the-job training. If you are satisfied with this kind of work (they pay for it, by the way, often higher than for the work of specialists with higher education), then higher education will simply be a waste of 4-6 years of time (during which you will earn money at work and maybe get a couple of promotions ). Many students want to gain practical skills and algorithms (do it once, do it twice, here’s the result), they want a specific craft, from which they can live. This is a good request, but it is essentially a request for secondary specialized education. And this is not necessarily about electricians, plumbers and car mechanics. There are also hairdressers, manicurists, system administrators, jewelers and many, many others. These are good, necessary and paid professions. You can make a career in them and see the results of your work. Again, if you like this, then higher education will again be a waste of time and lost profit.

2. Unfortunately, people’s attitudes towards higher and secondary specialized education are not the same. In our country, higher education is still perceived with respect and honor. And they often speak about secondary special education with disdain (for example, “ugh, some kind of birder”, “this is for stupid people”, “why couldn’t you at least get into a bad university”?). I think this is completely wrong. This phenomenon has its roots in Soviet time, when specialists with higher education worked in more comfortable conditions, received a much higher salary and moved along career ladder. About 20% of people had higher education, and obtaining a diploma was a powerful bid for social success. The memory of those times is still alive in the minds of our parents and grandparents. The situation, however, has completely changed since the mid-80s (30 years have passed, but the stereotypes remain). The demand for specialists with higher education is not as great as the supply (thousands of university graduates are not in demand). And, on the contrary, the professions of a makeup artist, administrator or call center operator are in much greater demand, they pay more and higher education is essentially not needed there. Why waste 4-6 years?

3. Higher education now performs the functions that were previously performed by secondary education. Previously, the school did not hesitate to leave children who had not mastered it well enough for a second year. school curriculum. A grade of "one" was in use and a two had to be earned. No higher demands were made; the demands were simply adhered to more consistently and clearly. By the end of school, a person had not only a basic set of knowledge, but also a number of social skills sufficient to get started adult life. Nowadays, a school graduate is rarely ready for anything. Everyone is given a certificate, repeaters are pulled up to 11th grade (even if they don’t really know the 7th grade program). But in the end, these people need to be sent somewhere so that they can “mature”, gain communication skills, and understand how, what and where. And so they are sent to a university for another 4 years to learn their wits. This is not about a full-fledged higher education, it is about socialization and entry into culture. + Of course, now there is objectively more information and a more complex social structure, people are growing up later than before (a global trend).

4. The quality of higher education leaves much to be desired (this applies to both regular and top universities). There are many reasons for this. This is also the mass exodus of teachers in the 90s. And insufficient funding, insufficiently high salaries. And excessive bureaucracy, endless checks. And as I wrote above, the level of preparation of applicants is not always sufficient (and often it’s not about knowledge, but about the ability to plan your time, communicate politely with teachers, independently complete tasks without super-detailed instructions, the ability to motivate yourself, etc. ).

5. Ultimately, higher education for many is a way to get some kind of magic crust. Its magic lies in the fact that parents and relatives will leave him alone. The magic is that the employer will not show off (and the employer requires higher education both where it is necessary and where it is not necessary).

So is it worth it or not?

If you just want to earn money in peace, the content of your work activity is not so important to you, your relatives are putting pressure on you, and you want to “be no worse than everyone else,” then IT’S NOT WORTH IT. You will lose several years of your life without seeing the point in your actions. You'll miss out on the professional experience and money you could get if you went straight to work.

If it is important for you to engage in a specific job or area of ​​activity that requires in-depth training. If you want to engage in teaching and/or scientific activity. If you want to gain deep knowledge not only about how to do a specific job, but also understand how society and the world work. If you are committed to self-development in the intellectual sphere. Then it's WORTH it.

So is higher education necessary? Most of those who received higher education, and then came to the conclusion that they do not need it, begin anti-propaganda of education. And often they don’t even realize that they themselves were the cause of the unsatisfactory experience. How is this possible? I want to tell you in this article.

For skeptics of higher education, I just ask you to read to the end and answer the questions. And if, after answering the questions, you still believe that higher education is “evil,” then I am very seriously ready to delve into this issue and consider your arguments.

So, why did the topic arise? IN Lately I increasingly hear and see, especially on the Internet, a lot of anti-advertising for higher education. And since I myself am in the system, I know it from the inside, it seems to me that I can talk about it, scold and praise it. And in general I have the right to raise this issue.

Is higher education necessary: ​​oh, these examples

For example, I came across the following statements:

• First you work for your record, then nowhere
• Mom's bedtime stories: you'll graduate from school, you'll graduate from university, you'll find Good work and everything will be fine

The network is full of information and articles about how many eminent, famous people, more often businessmen and innovators reached heights. At the same time, they dropped out of university or school and did not receive a higher education. Like, why is it needed, why waste years on an incomprehensible pastime, if later it is not needed.

It’s hard and often painful for me to look at these statements. After all, they are addressing young people, these statements are being paid attention to by schoolchildren who still have to make a choice. And the sad thing is that such powerful, memorable, often provocative phrases and thoughts can direct a young, unformed personality onto the wrong path and confuse them. Why?

1. Think for yourself. As a percentage, how many stories are there? successful people who, having dropped out of universities, achieved success? Hundredths of a percent. Did anyone count those who graduated from university and became successful?

Nobody talks about the education of these people. This is not interesting, not provocative! How many are there? The following figures are often cited (and by the way, it is still unknown where this came from) that about 30-40% of successful and rich people do not have a higher education. Yes, good number! But the remaining 60-70% are with higher education, and not vice versa. Statistics are in favor of education.

Many people don’t even think that successful projects were formed precisely thanks to education.

Here's just a small list.

• Google is the result of the scientific development of its student founders Larry Page And Sergei Brin. Their developments were financed by the scientific foundation, and scientific supervisors supported the young developers. And imagine that they didn’t go there to study.
• But our domestic Internet giant is not lagging behind. Volozh Arkady Yurievich - co-founder and general director of the company
• Warren Buffett. The world's largest and one of the most famous investors. Buffett studied under Benjamin Graham at Columbia University, New York. According to Buffett, it was Graham who instilled in him the foundation of smart investing through fundamental analysis, and describes him as a person who helped greatest influence on his life after his father.
• Kostin Andrey Leonidovich. President and Chairman of the Board of VTB, a bank included in the TOP-3 Russian banks. At one time he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University.
• Aven Petr Olegovich. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Banking Group " Alfa Bank" He graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University, and later defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences.
• Dmitry Grishin. Russian venture investor head of the board of directors of Mail.ru Group. Graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University with honors in his specialty "Computer-aided design systems."

Well, if you want to be the head of a bank, a millionaire, or create a new Google or Yandex, study. Something doesn't sound so interesting, right? Not exactly anti-propaganda. (I’ll just keep silent about doctors and scientists, they are ALL educated, and there are... thousands of them).

What are the chances that this particular student who decided not to study will achieve similar success? What are the chances that he will achieve it with education? Unknown. Yes Yes. In either case there are no guarantees. I'm not saying that education will make you successful. There are no guarantees in either case.

Education will only help those who really need it. Is higher education necessary and how to determine it? Let's talk below.

Is higher education necessary? Popular Objections

I received my diploma, but no one hires me, I have to go look for places. Higher education is to blame.

For some reason, we believe that once we receive our qualifications, we will get a job right away, and joyful employers will tear us away right away. But is there any guarantee of this? No, we have not been living in the Soviet Union for a long time. There is no guarantee that you will be received with pleasure. What are the chances of getting a job somewhere without education? Even less.

I want to say that education and getting a job are two different processes. Yes, one partly depends on the other, but it is important to understand that getting an education does not mean getting a job. Both in the case of education and without it, in order to find a good place, you need to work hard, make an effort.

Does this bother you? Get rid of the myth in your heads that a diploma equals a prosperous place. With the collapse of the USSR this ceased to be so. You can feel about it however you like. This is a fact and it needs to be understood. Throw out this myth about getting a job.

With or without a diploma, you need to make an effort. Cutlets separately, flies separately. Getting a job is a separate project. Your personal. Education will only give you the right to hope for some positions and a knowledge base for a number of specialties. That's all.

Now think about it, is higher education itself to blame for the fact that this Soviet myth is sitting in your head? The question is rhetorical.

I received my diploma, I’m looking for a job, but I can’t get a job. There is no work. My industry is overcrowded. Nobody hires by specialty. Higher education is to blame.

Just a question: when you entered, did you study the market? Have you analyzed where you can work and how much demand the profession has? No? Why?

Why, before submitting your documents, did you not ask what are the chances of getting a job in this specialty, what is the turnover in the profession, what are the chances of development? Weren't you interested? Why?

I can say that at the age of 16, when I was preparing to enter the Faculty of Chemical Technology, I learned everything that was available about the specialty I was interested in. Where can you work, what are the chances, are there any vacancies. I was pleased that there was a specialist in the desired specialty. recruitment from employers who are willing to pay special fees. scholarship and wait for graduates. Great, really. I was preparing and dreaming of working in a large, cool, prosperous company.

But I never got there. No, the exams would have been fine; I deliberately did not submit documents there. There I could have problems with the device, since these types of enterprises are wary of hiring women due to health risks. I decided that this option was not suitable for me. I realized in advance that difficulties might await me later, and my health is dear to me.

I was preparing for one, and entered another, the Faculty of Chemistry. Where there was wide potential to work in safe food, cosmetics and environmental fields. I was already thinking about this when I was 16 years old. And you?

When we want to open a business (for a good reason), we carefully analyze the niche, demand, and identify the needs of potential buyers. After all, without doing this, you can go down the drain. When we meet people, we consciously or not evaluate them to what extent they good man what are his values? We don’t really want to communicate with alcoholics, parasites, whiners, beggars, we distance ourselves and don’t let such people into our lives.

Why do we thoughtlessly receive an education that no one needs and still hope that we, as highly qualified specialists, will be torn away with our hands? Go study to become teachers, doctors - there is a huge demand there. Do not want? Do you want to become a lawyer? Is there freebies and money? So don’t be surprised that there are plenty of lawyers and the chances of finding a job are minimal.

Now think about it: is higher education itself to blame for the fact that you did not think about work in advance? Another rhetorical question.

I know people with education, they are kind of stupid and stupid. Education spoils them

In fact, no matter what external cultural influence there is, a person becomes smart, erudite, and literate. Yes, the environment can make its own adjustments, a young man can fall into bad company. But those who want to develop, develop. And those who only like to drink beer and play with tanks will not become great scientists and inventors, no matter what elite university they study at.

Any person can launch himself, or he can constantly develop and improve personal qualities. Only this is the work of the person himself, someone else should not and cannot do it for him. Do you still think that these should be university teachers?

While I was studying, I realized that I wanted to do something else. I opened my own business, took up design/decided to study psychology/carve furniture/travel, etc. Higher education is to blame for preventing me from doing what I love.

There is one amazing, beautiful principle in coaching: “every person does The best choice V this moment" Then, at 16-17-18 years old, you simply could not know that in 2-3 years you would be fixing bikes and this would be a real pleasure for you, it would become a matter of life.

Then you did not have the experience, the knowledge that you have now. Then you made this choice because you didn't know what you might like in the future. Then you have just begun to understand what you want in life. The tower was a viable option at that time. You didn’t hang around the courtyards drinking beer with “friends”, but began to learn at least something, perhaps found real friends among your classmates, met your future wife/husband, and participated in student events.

Many of us have a myth in our heads that once we have chosen a profession, we will remain in it forever. Friends, this is a MYTH, MYTH, MYTH. You can (and should) change your type of activity. There is nothing terrible if, a year or two or three after admission, you realized that this is not your thing, if you found a job that you like better. So this is wonderful!

Some of my classmates/classmates finished their education and realized that this specialty was not for them. Even during their basic studies, some entered the second higher education, others completed retraining courses. We learned, got settled and are happy in our new field. That's good, and that's theirs life path.

Is it education’s fault that you yourself didn’t know what you wanted when you were 16-17-18 years old? Yes, this rhetorical question again!

Or maybe you did it because your parents insisted, for company with a friend, because it was fashionable? And then you say that education is useless. So very carefully, don’t take it as impudence, I want to ask if it’s not your fault that you chose education, succumbing to external influence?

So is it education’s fault that you didn’t act according to at will? (What kind of these rhetorical questions, tired of it already!)

Analyze whether you need higher education

So, if you have a negative attitude towards education, answer the questions:

• Is the specialty you entered desirable, is it your favorite thing? Was it like that at the time of admission?
• Have you analyzed the possibilities of getting a job in advance? Have you looked at the demand for specialists in this specialty?
• Have you made efforts to find a job? How well did you look for a place?
• Do you really enjoy doing what you learned?

If you answered YES to all the questions, if you did everything that depends on you, and at the same time you think that higher education is not necessary, then I am very interested in your position, I will be happy to discuss this topic with you in the comments.

It is most sad to see that the blame for universities is mainly those who went to study there not of their own free will, did nothing to learn about future work, made no attempt to use his knowledge. And then they blame education for their failures. Agree, this is the position of a child, a teenager, but not an adult.

The myths have been dealt with. Now my opinion is whether it is necessary, this is education.

I believe that education is necessary. BUT. Not everyone.

Who does NOT need higher education? Those who do what they love and at the same time do NOT need a diploma for your business. Some make crafts, some write fairy tales, some repair bikes, some sell their crafts, some raise children, some build a business. Why do you need education in something that is not yours? No reason. You personally don’t need it and that’s all. Just like you don’t need a sheepskin coat and felt boots if you live in the tropics and your temperature is 30 degrees all year round. The sheepskin coat and felt boots themselves are a good thing, but you personally don’t need them.

If your favorite activity requires a diploma (for example, if you are a doctor and you really like it), then yes, education is needed. Necessarily.

We so often blame everyone and everything (education, government, president, country, parents, society) for our failures. We often think about such a pretentious word as “responsibility” when it comes to others. But, alas, we so rarely remember this responsibility when we're talking about about your own education. After all, we ourselves went for this education, so why blame someone or something for the failure of this attempt?

It is we who make the choice whether to submit to external pressure or go our own way. It is we who change, grow up, and gain experience. We almost always have a real choice, and we absolutely always have a choice of our reaction. This is called proactivity, if you've read S. Covey or Viktor Frankl.

Who else doesn't need education? For those who have chosen a profession in a rapidly changing field. Web programming, most specialties in marketing and web professions (targetologists, advertisers, SEO and SMM specialists), businesses of all levels. In these areas, things change faster than curricula are modified. Yes, the education system with its standards is less flexible. By definition, in its essence, it cannot keep up with these super-high-speed areas.

And if you asked the above questions about the future device, you will immediately understand that education in such specialties will soon become obsolete. I encourage you to always think ahead, that's the main thing.

Education as a resource

I think you understand that education itself is neutral here. The system has its gaps, holes, and there are positive sides. As an everywhere. This is exactly the same external resource as everything else. We can use it or not. We can choose it, that is, education, change it, not finish it or finish it, use it or not use it.

Education is a resource. Like time, money, materials for construction, houses, cars, the ability to drive this car, skill, computer and smartphone, bank loans. There are frankly terrible resources, rotten and dilapidated. There are wonderful ones. We choose for ourselves which resources to use and which not. You don’t take out loans from every second bank simply because:

• I liked the ad
• parents insisted
• credit is fashionable
• for company with a friend
• Well, everyone has loans and it’s the same with me...

and then you sit and cry because you are deeply in debt and blame the banks for issuing such and such loans. So it is with education. If you consider it as a resource, choose it according to your needs, look for a good university with the right program, examples of successful graduates, reviews (and don’t go to places where they teach you poorly and not what you need), then education will become one of the most successful investments in your future.

I’m finishing this long story, otherwise I’m afraid I’m already tired of it.

conclusions

Let's sum it up to collect my thoughts. A few key takeaways:

1. Higher education is neither evil nor good. This is a resource that needs to be used wisely.
2. There are people who do not need education to live. And then you don’t need to receive it.
3. There are people who need education. Welcome to the walls of the university.
4. And most importantly: you need to learn what you love, what you like, what makes your eyes sparkle. This applies not only to higher education, but to any education.

What do you think about this?

Is higher education necessary to achieve success and material wealth? Today this question can already be classified as rhetorical. The employer requires a diploma of higher education; already from elementary school, teachers and parents talk about the importance of studying at a university. At the same time, everyone knows that a diploma does not at all guarantee employment for a good position, but rather ways of self-realization and professional growth in modern world enough without it. In addition, everyone has many successful and decently earning acquaintances without education. Maybe then it’s not worth spending priceless years of youth and significant funds to obtain the coveted diploma?

Some statistics

An analysis of a survey conducted among Russians suggests that higher education is valued quite highly today. Thus, as many as 74% of respondents are confident in the need for it. At the same time, 24% consider early employment of young people a priority.

About 67% of Russians are ready to spend heavily on the education of their children and grandchildren. Moreover, only 57% of older people agree to save for the future of their offspring.

Young people, on the contrary, are more determined – as many as 80% are firmly convinced of the benefits of education.
It is interesting that obtaining a higher education in the eyes of the majority of respondents is not only an opportunity for material well-being, but also a path to self-improvement. This suggests that our population considers spiritual growth and human development important.

Why against

Among those same 26% of people surveyed who are skeptical about higher education, many cite the following arguments.

• Price

It’s good if the graduate is on a budget and does not pay tuition, otherwise the family will face serious costs.

• Time

Why do you need a higher education if you can go straight to work? Anyone young man I want to start earning money and gain independence from my parents as early as possible, and not wait 4-5 years, struggling with textbooks.

• Irrationality of education

Higher education involves studying many unnecessary and uninteresting subjects that will never be useful in the future.

• Number of universities

Nowadays, the number of so-called commercial institutions has increased. Low passing scores correspond to the quality of teaching. The qualifications of teachers in such institutions also leave much to be desired.

• Lack of practical skills of graduates

Unlike technical schools and colleges that provide working specialties, a university provides only theoretical knowledge in the field of profession.

• No guarantees

No one can say with complete confidence that having received the long-awaited diploma, they will be able to get a prestigious job in their specialty.
At first glance, it is difficult to disagree with many statements, because the university really does not provide any job specialty, does not teach how to make money or build your own business. But why then are so many students sitting in classes, taking coursework, tests, laboratory and theses? Maybe, in fact, the race for higher education takes away an extra 4-5 years of youth, after which you will have to go to a lower position and earn pennies, instead of going to work right away and becoming rich and successful.

Of course - for

Naturally, among those who have not graduated from universities there are many people who have achieved success in every sense, so there is no point in saying that having a higher education is absolutely necessary. However, there are many serious reasons to still enroll in a university.

• Developing intuition

A university is not needed for a student to store formulas, constants and theorems in his head. It must teach you to think, understand and not be afraid of completely new tasks and extreme situations. A person with a higher education receives certain skills and a map of such human knowledge that allows him to intuitively make the right decision. This is it true value higher education, and not the presence of encyclopedic erudition.

• Always in good shape

The young graduate has a flexible and powerful brain that is capable of learning quickly. This session clearly proves this! But education is also very useful for older people. By mastering new information, a person forces the brain to work and prevents it from aging. In fact, educated and well-read people do not lose clarity of mind and have excellent memory.

• Connections

Study time is a great opportunity to acquire useful contacts, which we cannot do without in our time.

• Changing career path

Anything can happen in life. Often, even if you have a decent job, you won’t be able to get a job without a specialized higher education.

• "Educated" is a priority

Any manager, when hiring an employee, prepares for the fact that he will have to be trained and retrained, introduced to the realities of a particular enterprise. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a red-diploma student or just a smart person. However, the “crust” will still be a big plus in favor of the applicant.

• "Walk while you're young"

Student years are the most vivid impressions and memories. They will last a lifetime. This is the time when young people not only learn to be independent, but also fall in love, go out, have fun, and create strong friendships. There is simply no point in missing out on all this!

Many, after receiving an education, do not stop there and continue to develop and improve themselves throughout their lives. Such people often become successful. The main thing here is that education becomes a means and not an end in itself. If a person doesn’t want to learn, why force him? Maybe someone likes the work of a welder, then he should go to a vocational school, where he will be taught the craft and given a decent and well-paid job. And for those who dream of acting, it is better to listen to their heart and boldly comprehend the basics of art. Otherwise, he is unlikely to become a good specialist in another field. How often can you meet those who have studied for 5 years at the institute in a specialty that is uninteresting to them, but do not want to work, and cannot!

You can’t become a dropout either the best option. Such a person cannot be trusted. What employer would want to have an employee who is not used to getting things done?
Therefore, most often the most successful students are those who:

• choose a profession based on the call of their hearts, and not on parental insistence;
• receive education purposefully, consciously, clearly imagining themselves in professional activities;
• do not deviate from their goals and improve their education even when employed.

Who needs your higher education diploma

Often in our time, job advertisements contain a requirement for a higher education.

It is understandable when we are talking about specialists such as doctors, teachers, engineers, lawyers, etc. But why would an employer have a sales consultant with an education, or a secretary, or even a security guard?

Often he wants to be sure that he is hiring a person who, at a minimum, knows how to communicate with people and behave within the bounds of decency. And he hardly needs the crust itself.

This is easy to check by phone. All you have to do is call the ad and ask if you need a higher education diploma. Most likely, you will be told that it is desirable, but not required.
Psychology will explain everything here. By asking the right question, you will show yourself to be competent and an intelligent person, who sincerely does not understand how higher education can be useful in the performance of work duties.

But why then are such requirements presented to applicants? Most often, this is necessary in order to scare away unwanted people who want to apply for a vacant position.

Employer's opinion

To make it easier to understand the employer’s motives, it is enough to listen to the opinion of one of them.
Elena, who is the head of a department at one of the large companies in Moscow, has had to select personnel more than once: “There are professional areas in which you cannot do without higher education in any case - doctors, engineers, teachers... Trade does not require a “tower”, but When selecting employees for my department, I give preference to certified candidates. Why? As an employer, I need, first of all, literate people who can communicate and think. Without education, I’m ready to hire only a person with “bright eyes” and experience.”
Employers are confident that a person who has graduated from a university is able to work, has a broad outlook and knows how to analyze information.

What kind of education to have - everyone decides for himself. And let it not be an extreme necessity or a guarantee life success, but with it both the career path and the path of life can become much easier.

The answer to the question “Is education necessary?” depends on what meaning a person puts into this word. If we are talking about a document confirming graduation from an educational institution, then in some cases you can do without it. The diploma itself does not give anything and should not be an end in itself. But if by education we mean the acquisition and improvement of knowledge, expansion of one’s horizons and professional skills, then it is necessary for the development of a person as an individual.

General education

Education is the totality of knowledge, skills and abilities that a person acquires in different periods own life. The educational process begins in childhood and can continue throughout life. You can acquire knowledge in educational institutions with the help of teachers or engage in self-education. The right to education is enshrined in the Constitution, the European Convention on Human Rights and other legal acts.

General education programs include:

1. Preschool education programs. small children, if it is not mandatory? Preschool education lays the foundation for intellectual and physical development child. If parents for some reason cannot or do not want to take their child to the nursery preschool, they must engage in its education on their own.
2. General education programs. General education also called school or secondary education. Without a certificate of secondary education, it is impossible to continue studying in technical or higher education. educational institution, therefore, get a specialty. besides receiving the document? School not only provides basic knowledge in various subjects, but teaches discipline, adaptation in society, and develops character.
3. Higher education programs. everyone? Of course not, since not every person aspires to become a civil servant, office worker or manager. Many build their lives differently, and for this they only need the knowledge gained at school, or after completing specialized courses, in the process of self-education. Although for a person with a higher education diploma, more prospects and opportunities open up.

Self-education

Self-education is a kind of superstructure over the foundation of basic knowledge acquired at school or institute. The self-study program consists only of required material in accordance with the interests and needs of a particular person.

Independent acquisition of additional knowledge, mastery of skills and abilities provides complete freedom to choose sources of information, as well as the amount of time spent. This is the beauty of this type of education.

Functions of education and its value for society

Education as a part of social culture performs several interrelated functions:

1. Reproduction function. It consists of the reproduction of culture in new generations on the basis of professional experience, achievements of science and art, spiritual and cultural values. Education creates a sense of responsibility to future generations for the preservation and enrichment of cultural heritage.
2. Development function. Implies the development of individual human personalities and society as a whole. Education helps young people to join the life of society and integrate into social system, become a full-fledged citizen of the country, achieve success in society. Education influences a person’s social status, ensures mobility, and promotes self-affirmation.

The potential of any state and its prospects further development directly depend on the level of moral, economic and cultural spheres. Education is a fundamental factor in interaction between members of society and the attractiveness of the country as a whole.

The importance of education for a person

Speaking about the benefits of education for society, it is impossible to underestimate its importance directly for each individual. In the modern world, education is one of the main value orientations in society. Education does not only mean obtaining professional knowledge and skills, but also personal development. An educated person has a number of advantages:

• freedom and independence;
• stability of existence;
• universalism (the need for harmony, justice, tolerance);
• success in society, social approval;
• power, respectful attitude of others.

Currently, education is not a priority for a select few, but is available to everyone. Therefore, each of us is the arbiter of our own destiny.

Are you wondering: is higher education necessary today? You will find answers and a useful video to this question here!

Until about 15 years ago, people, having higher education, were very highly valued by both employers and society.

No one doubted the abilities of people with higher education; it was believed that if they had it, then this specialist top level. While, higher education could only get two categories of people: smart and.

What is happening now is very sad!

To date higher education— DISAPPRECIATED!

Now, probably, only the person himself does not have it.

Absolutely EVERYONE can enroll in a university on a paid basis!!!

People go for a diploma, thinking that, having received it, they will be easily hired and will be highly valued and respected.

But in reality everything turns out differently.

In the modern labor market, there is a huge shortage of people for such specialties as: builder, salesman, cashier, worker, electrician, plumber, and so on.

While almost everyone has diplomas in economics, accountants, teachers, managers, and lawyers.

Therefore, now teachers sit at store cash registers, lawyers lay the asphalt, and economists sell kvass on the streets.

So why do you need to get higher education?

To end up working in a position that is in demand, and not one that you specifically need?

Is higher education necessary? Reasons why you shouldn't get it:

One-way training programs.

In modern universities, there are a huge number of disciplines that are completely unnecessary for any specialist.

As a result, when you come to work, you have to forget everything that you studied hard at the university and learn again, but this time for a specific job.

Quality of teaching.

I won't tell you big secret, but in almost all universities, half of the tests and exams can be obtained for a small “present” (or whatever they call it - “magarych”) to the teacher.

This is, of course, good for those who came specifically for a diploma, but what about those who came for knowledge?

Number of higher education institutions.

Over the course of several years, a huge number of commercial institutions have appeared.

The passing grades there are low, and the quality of education is corresponding.

And teachers, where can we get such a number of highly qualified teachers to fill all the vacancies in all universities?

Nobody guarantees employment.