Education serves importance

From a very young age, I was always fascinated by education and all that it entailed. Growing up, I always enjoyed going to school.

In fact, I loved almost every aspect of it (besides for the tests and pop quizzes, of course). However, there were still some aspects that I didn’t favor too much. To this day, I can’t say that methods of evaluation such as knowledge tests are my favorite.

Oftentimes, when you ask someone why they’re in school, many will say it’s because they have to be. In many cases, it may be due to pressure from family to pursue a degree from a university or enrolling in classes you aren’t really interested in because you’re unsure of your career path. Overall, most don’t have a clear answer.

When I first began my undergraduate studies at East Carolina University back in 2021, I had no idea what career I was interested in whatsoever.

After much contemplation and switching majors twice, I finally landed on my interest in communication in undergraduate school. I ended up sticking with this major for the rest of my studies and graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Communication and concentration in Public Relations.

As a graduate student at ECU, I can say I’ve been in that position and that I’m currently a lot more confident and aware of the career path I would like to pursue.

Although I was unsure of my career path for a while, I became more familiar with my interests and potential career paths as I continued my education. In fact, I’m very interested in teaching or in a career in the field of education.

Even when I was unsure of my educational pathway, it was always clear and very important to me that I received a higher education beyond high school.

I think it’s important that all individuals have some source of motivation or personal reasonings as to why they pursue a higher education.

My family always encouraged me to go to college too, so that was also a big influence on my decision to attend a university. Although I was unsure of a career choice, I knew that obtaining a college degree would be a great start.

Receiving a higher education is very important for many reasons, and educators serve an important role in passing on knowledge to the next generation – and the ones after that.

Many people, even college students, undermine the true importance of receiving an education. In most careers, an individual would not be prepared for the workforce without receiving a proper education.

Therefore, it’s important that students do their best while they are still in school to learn as much knowledge and skills as possible in order to prepare them for their future.

All in all, knowledge is a very powerful tool that should not be underestimated.