Education - What is it really worth?Carl Jung believed that “one looks back with appreciation to brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is an indispensable raw material, but heat is a vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child (Fitzhenry 135). Education is important for success in life, but it must be accompanied by compassion and learning on a personal level rather than in an autocratic atmosphere. Everyone has different views on education, but what they all have in common is how necessary it is when one wants to become a well-rounded individual. Education also plays an important role in getting a job in today's world and leading a fulfilling life. Authors such as Bell Hooks, Mike Rose, Jon Spayde, and Adrienne Rich all see education through the eyes of the excluded and highlight the importance of education and what it is truly worth. I believe that education helps us achieve what we want to do, but it's actually up to each of us to achieve it. Any of us could be educated, but that doesn't necessarily mean we've learned anything that can help us in the real world. We must also educate ourselves and not always rely on the classroom. We could do this by reading newspapers, magazines or even watching the news to increase our awareness of global issues. We need to be able to think for ourselves and make our own decisions rather than relying on what we were taught in school. I'm not saying we should ignore what we've been taught, we just need to be able to identify with what we've been taught and make our own decisions. Education is particularly valued in North America, it is very difficult to truly succeed...... in the midst of homework and in class, it is also about learning to work with others and make choices for the future. Works CitedFitzhenry, Robert I., ed. Harper's Book of Quotes, Third Edition. NY: HarperPerennial, 1993, 135. Hooks, Bell. Staying Close to Home: Class and Education. The presence of others. ed. Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz, NY: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000, 93-103. Rich, Adrienne. What should a woman know? The presence of others. ed. Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz, NY: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000, 65-71. Rose, Mike. Life on the frontier. The presence of others. ed. Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz, NY: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000, 105-118. Spayde, Jon. Learning in the key of life. The presence of others. ed. Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz, NY: Bedford/St. Martins, 2000, 58-63.