Is Education Worth It?

Prepared by Natallia Pivavarchyk

Education – is a service that

Provides consumers with general knowledge

Develops the powers of reasoning and judgement

Prepares consumers intellectually for mature life

Pros: obtaining employment altering career development of a specified set of skills development of and overall responsible and logic-based mind

Cons: quite costly (especially higher education) financial burden to one's budget

Master's Degree

What degree is needed? How will it help in future? Most interesting is not always most practical Consider all motives and goals Consider COST – know your financial position

Before enrolling

Consider all aspects related to pursuing higher education

Research the chosen field of study

Research offered programs

Compare schools and cost of attending them

Find out what the job prospects are

Types: Formal Adult Alternative Special

Stages: Nursery Primary Secondary Higher

Higher Educational Institutions: College University Academy Online etc.

Online Degree

An in-depth study from Sloan Consortium, a group supporting online education, confirmed what advocates of cyber-academics had been saying for years: online learning can be just as good as - if not better – a classroom degree.

Pitfalls to avoid: Acquiring a degree that doesn't reach any skills Getting a degree from an organization that is not well recognized

Why Education is Worth it:

It gives roots to all other services by providing necessary skills and knowledge to service providers It is central to functioning and healthy economy and lies in the heart of that economy It is a crucial force for today's change toward prosperous future Prosperity of any country heavily depends on creativeness, ingenuity, risk taking, and brainpower, leading to huge breakthroughs and new businesses Investing in minds of people proved to be one of the most reliable paths to success

But it is not the quantity but the quality that counts!!!