“Education is the most powerful weapon which
you can use to change the world” as the lines by the Nobel peace prize winner
Nelson Mandela. No one can deny the fact that his contributions were great for
the world, but one thing he put his most focus was to offer education to every
human being.
Education is the only thing that has helped us
in reaching Mars and there is no stopping to it. Sadly, there are numerous
people around the globe who do not have access to basic education due to
several reasons.
UNESCO has also made education the basic
right of every person but not everybody has that privilege. The government also
takes several initiatives to make sure that every person should have at least a basic
education. However, there are some people who either do not want to get
educated or cannot afford it. With that thing in mind, here are some of the
reasons why education is considered as the right of every person.
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1. It is Considered as a Fundamental Human
Right
Most of the international bodies have
recognized education as the fundamental human right. Illiterate people cannot
read or write due to which they lag behind from their overall development.
Moreover, they cannot contribute to society's development and will not help in making the
world a better place to live. Education provides them with the basic knowledge
so that they can read and write which helps them in attaining all the basic day to day
tasks like traveling and working.
2. Education Lets People Know their Human
Rights
The government provides several human rights to make every Indian equal according to law. However, to use these rights, one must be
aware that there are any such rights granted to people by the government for their upliftment.
People who are illiterate does not know about any human rights and can be
easily misled by others. Education helps in gaining knowledge about these rights. With the help of education, they will come to know about what is
wrong or right for them. In addition to that, it also helps in enhancing their
intellect that will ensure that they are not manipulated by others and do what
is best for them.
3. Earn Better Living and leads to Better Lifestyle
Everybody wants to have a lavish lifestyle
which could be only possible when they are able to earn a better living for
themselves. People who are not literate have difficulty in earning more than
the minimum wage as they lack the skillset. This skillset develops with time
and knowledge. With basic education, they can decide what they want to become
and work harder on learning new things. Learning further will allow them to
earn more living and attain a better lifestyle.
4. Gives Equal Opportunity to Every Child
Humans are competitive species where they
compete with each other to survive. Unlike other species, this is not a
competition of strength, but of intellect. People want to be better than the
rest and it could be only possible with the right education. All those children
who lack education are not given the equal opportunity to compete and hence
they are left behind.
Education is the mightiest thing that could help a person in becoming a renowned person from nothing. Not only it will help children in making a better future but it will also allow them to bring a positive change in society.