The first thing that strikes me about education is knowledge gain.

Education gives us a
knowledge of the world around us and changes it into something better. It develops in us a
perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in
life. People debate over the subject of whether education is the only thing that gives
knowledge. Some say education is the process of gaining information about the surrounding
world while knowledge is something very different. They are right. But then again,
information cannot be converted into knowledge without education. Education makes us
capable of interpreting things, among other things. It is not just about lessons in textbooks.
It is about the lessons of life. One thing I wish I can do is, to provide education for all: no
child left behind and change the world for good!!

I would like to speech on the importance of education which is must to know by all of us.
Education plays a great role in the life of everyone all through the life. Getting proper
education is very necessary to get success and happy life just like food is necessary for
healthy body. It is very important to live luxurious and better life. It develops personality of
the people, provides physical and mental standard and transforms peoples living status. It
promotes the feeling of physical, mental and social well being by providing better life. Good
education is constructive in nature which constructs our future forever. It helps a person to
improve his/her status of mind, body and spirit. It provides us lots of confidence by giving us
bulk of knowledge in many field. It is a single and vital way to the success as well as
personal growth. The more knowledge we get, we grow and develop more in the life. Being
well educated never only means to earn certificates and good salary from the recognized
and reputed organisation companies or institutions however it also means to be a good and
social person in the life. It helps us to determine whether something is good or bad for us
and other persons related to us. The first purpose of getting good education is being good
citizen and then being successful in personal and professional life. We are incomplete
without a good education because education makes us right thinker and correct decision
maker. In such a competitive world, education has become a necessity for human beings
after food, clothe and shelter. It is able to provide solutions to all problems; it promotes good
habits and awareness about corruption, terrorism, and other social issues among us.

Education is the most important tool offers inner and outer strength to a person. Education
is the fundamental rights of everyone and capable of bringing any desired change and
upliftment in the human mind and society.

I would like to speech over the importance of education. Good and proper education plays a
great role in shaping our future and professional career. It helps us to develop personality
and earn recognition and respect in the family and society. We can say that education is
socially and personally an essential part of the human life. We cannot ignore the importance
of education in our life at any cost. As we see daily in the society lots of social issues just
because of the lack of proper education. Social issues like inequality, gender discrimination,
religious differences and so many problems are there because of the lack of education in our
life. Proper education helps us to maintain the personal and social standards in daily life.
In such a modern, technological and competitive world, there is still the issue of education
among poor and uneducated people of the society which needs to be solved as soon as
possible. Education is the key to solve all the social, personal and professional problems of
the people. Proper and higher education makes us more civilized to live in the society. One
cannot make his/her good image in the society and live prosperous and happy life without
getting appropriate education. It makes us able to maintain the healthy surroundings. Now-
a-days, unlike ancient time, getting proper education has become easy and simple because
of the online system and correspondence facility in all the big universities. It has made
education system easy because of which poor people can also get education in their own
field of choice.

Education helps us to be healthy, save many lives, boosts economic growth, earn money,
raise quality crop, promote peace in the society, eradicate poverty, remove gender
discrimination and inequality, promote women and children rights, bring good governance,
remove corruption, make aware about fundamental rights and so many. Good education
does not mean to study hard and get good results however it is to conquer new things for
the betterment of whole mankind. The real meaning of education is much more than the
success in personal and professional life. People in the modern society have narrowed the
meaning of education. It does not aim that educated people gets professionally recognized
instead it aims much more than this. It is not only to run in the race to go ahead and read
only the school or college syllabus. The education really means to improve the physical,
social and mental wellbeing, develop personality and improve skill level. The aim of
education is very vast and makes a person, good person.

In providing good level of education, teachers play very important role. Whatever we learn
through our parents and teachers goes with us throughout the life which we again pass on to
our next generation. The aim and benefits of proper education is not restricted to only
personal gains instead it benefits other people of the family, society and country. People in
the society have different meaning, needs and perceptions about the education however the
real meaning and importance of it never changes. A good education helps us all to be
independent in the society as well as get over of the problem of poverty. Many people do
education passionately and not as a workload. They love to read and develop their mind and
skill. Some historical people like Swami Vivekananda spent their whole life in getting
education and sharing knowledge among poor people of the society.

Culture

When we talk about the value of arts and culture to society, we always start with its intrinsic
value: how arts and culture can illuminate our inner lives and enrich our emotional world.

This is what we cherish.

However, we also understand that arts and culture has a wider, more measurable impact on
our economy, health and wellbeing, society and education.

Its important we also recognise this impact to help people think of our arts and culture for
what they are: a strategic national resource.

The value of arts and culture to people and society outlines the existing evidence on the
impact of arts and culture on our economy, health and wellbeing, society and education.

We believe that art and culture make life better, help to build diverse communities and
improve our quality of life. Great art and culture can inspire our education system, boost our
economy and give our nation international standing.

Art and culture give us joy, make us healthier, let us reflect and help us
empathized.

The arts also bring benefits to our society, our culture, our education and our economy. From
this page, youll find our research on the value of art and culture, as well as information
about the development of a set of metrics to capture the quality of art and cultural work.

This includes both how culture and sport can be most effectively used to improve society
wellbeing, and also how interventions with particular target groups can most effectively
incorporate culture and sport to improve the wellbeing of those groups (e.g. older people,
patients, and unemployed people).

Its extraordinarily hard to measure and quantify an idea like value in relation to culture,
because the use of the term raises so many questions not least, who is asking about
value?, and what does value mean?

We want arts and culture to reach more people, but we also want to increase the depth and
quality of their cultural experience. But do we understand what people actually value from
their experience of arts and culture?

Over the past decade there has been lively debate about what these impacts are and about
how they might be captured. Likewise, many have attempted to clarify the exact value that
cultural organizations bring to the people they reach out to and the communities they serve.

Technology

I sometimes wonder why there is debate on the effectiveness of technology in education. The whole

point of a debate is to examine issues in such a way that decisions can be made. However, in this

case, we can hardly say, "Remove all technology from education!" Or, "Don't add any more because

we are not getting an adequate return on our current investment--technology is not improving the

quality of education." What would we put in its place?

Just the debate concept alone raises a plethora of questions because of a lack of clear definitions of

terms and a context for discussion. If we view new technologies and media as potential tools of the

trade for education and if we are to progress, they are essential. Let's examine the debate and some

principles to guide your approach for integrating technology into instruction in such a way that it will

at least have a chance to be effective.

Undefined Terms and Contexts

Certainly, if we look at what happens in schools, the effectiveness of technology depends upon the

appropriate selection and implementation of that technology to meet teaching and learning goals.

However, the debate is broadly stated, so we can equally look at what happens outside of schools.

What do we mean by effectiveness? Is it associated with achievement on a standardized test, results

of a well designed research study, preparing youth to enter the workplace, or the changes in

thinking and humanity brought about by the enabling capabilities of technology, or something else?

Effective for whom? We might think of effectiveness in the context of various groups in developed

countries where technology is more readily available; however, consider a broader context of

effectiveness for individuals in more undeveloped nations where technology use creates unheard-of

opportunities for education. We might also think in a more narrow context of effectiveness for

individuals with special needs (e.g., learning- or physical-disabled, non-English or non-native

language speaking), or just the average guy on the street. We can associate effectiveness with

contexts such as types of educational applications, specific subject areas, and a range of grade

levels, including preschool.

The list goes on.

How are we defining technology? The word is so broad, encompassing any application of scientific

advancements to benefit humanity. Shall we limit the debate to hardware and software innovations

in the information age? Do we mean the computer, Internet, and digital tools that our youth are

using? Do we debate more narrowly on specific technologies found in classrooms (e.g., calculators,

whiteboards, handhelds/PDAs/iPods, laptop and desktop computers, specific educational software

applications), or broadly on the technologies that have changed the way we communicate, live, and

work globally?

For that matter, what do we mean by education? Is it just preparing youth so that they can

eventually compete in a global economy, or should we also be placing a premium on other qualities?

technology changes everything and we desire to incorporate those aforementioned 21st century

skills into the curriculum, then we as educators also need to consider how technology changes

thinking. According to Robert Kuhn (2000), an expert in brain research, few people understand the

complexity of that change. Technology is creating new thinking that is "at once creative and

innovative, volatile and turbulent" and "nothing less than a shift in worldview." The change in

mental process has been brought about because "(1) information is freely available, and therefore

interdisciplinary ideas and cross-cultural communication are widely accessible; (2) time is

compressed, and therefore reflection is condensed and decision-making is compacted; (3)

individuals are empowered, and therefore private choice and reach are strengthened and one

person can have the presence of an institution" (sec: Concluding Remarks).

If we consider thinking as both individual (internal) and social (external), as Rupert Wegerif (2000)

suggests, then "[t]echnology, in various forms from language to the internet, carries the external

form of thinking. Technology therefore has a role to play through supporting improved social thinking

(e.g. providing systems to mediate decision making and collective reasoning) and also through

providing tools to help individuals externalize their thinking and so to shape their own social worlds"

(p. 15).

The new tools for communication that have become part of the 21st century no doubt contribute to

thinking.