What is Education For?

What is Education For?
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What is Education For?
Education is a very important topic around the world. Indeed, it plays a vital role for individuals in different countries and regions. The quality of education varies in different countries due to the distinction in economic development. As such, the outcomes and opportunities of education vary between regions. This sense of difference in education based on national literacy, economic development, and social status creates a great divide.
Education is highly polarized and can create a divide in different places. For example, in posh school districts, these educational institutions have state-of-the-art equipment and the best infrastructure. Learners in these schools are taught by the best teachers and have access to learning resources that they need in their classroom activities. On that note, these students are nurtured in various disciplines and careers since for them becoming a doctor, engineer, or architect is a matter of just choosing. Teachers in these schools have knowledge and skills to help learners acquire relevant knowledge and skills so that they can achieve their dream careers. In contrast, the situation is the opposite in the poor neighborhoods. Take my country, China, for example, with numerous mountainous elementary schools. These educational institutions do not have adequate resources and equipment. In reality, many of them have been left in a state of disrepair. When it comes to learning materials, many students are required to share only one book. To make matters worse, there is no Internet connection.
By comparing these two scenarios, it is evident that education inequality is a significant problem. Such kind of educational bias