Do We Really Need Education?

As a kid my parents preached education was a key to success 

As did my priests, teachers, coaches, and janitors 

But who ever knew it could cause so much stress

12 years of our lives spent sitting behind a desk

Which most of the time is helpful, but what about the rest?

There are people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates with no college education

But combined make more money than most of our nation

Knowing this, many take high school for granted and drop out

Well that really sucks

Because most of us don't have a great skill and a lot of luck

They end up in factories or on the side of the street

Just because they were too impatient to stay in their seat

Those of us who wait have a higher success rate

but you have to wait 2,4,7 or 8 years longer

The longer you stay, the higher the rate you have of doing great

But at the same time, you unnoticeably dig a deeper and deeper hole

One you won't fill back up again until you're too old

Some people lose hope, and stay at the bottom their whole life

Others scratch and claw at the wall only to see themselves fall

The ones who stay longer fill it up quicker and quicker

Shoving in more and more dirt making it thicker

But why do we even start this?

To be happy but are we really?

Too busy filling the hole we lose our sense of feeling

I want to be happy, this is my goal

And I’ll find my own way, I don't care what I'm told.

Reviews

[Riv]

It's funny, the actual people who created school was prussia and it was a form of mind control to brain wash young men into being obedient soldiers who wouldn't question their authorities. I love this poem because it shows us all sides of how most people feel about education. Those who don't want it are still getting it, and those who are too poor and want it so badly aren't getting it at all. I'm just about to graduate I'm a month and a half away from graduating high school and I plan to go to college. Because ultimately I don't have strong labor skills to handle going off on my own. I also enjoy learning and hope it will be much better than high school, 8-12 more years of school. And I will fight and struggle, and claw my way through. Thank you for writing this poem, sorry for the long review.

[Meshalini]

Education is the key to success in our life....
Even though lot of people using their talents to success in their life, education is the basic for everything and for everyone....
Good thoughts..... Keep writing...

[Personne]

High school was really awful, not because of the education (for me at least) but because of the environment. I do enjoy this poem, though. Our society is a bit rigged. If you don't, at the very least, finish high school or get a GED, then you're pretty much doomed. However, if you only get a high school diploma, then you're mostly likely doomed to factories. To be deemed "worthy" in society, then we have to dig a hole of debt to even be considered for most jobs. I am in college right now, and I really love it--all the aspects of it. However, I do wish it were more practical financial-wise. I find your comments here to be really critical of the current society, and I just love it. Your rhyme scheme is also awesome, by the way! Everything here is just ace.

[Lavender Soya]

This one's very much relatable. Thank you for sharing. We do need education, however, maybe not the formal one. Most of the things in life are learned through experiences not by going to school. Life educates us. Kudos!

[Tevin Smith]

nice!!!! i can definitely relate to this............. keep on writing dude

[Dani The Unreviewed]

Yeah, I like this. Very important questions and answers. Nicely done.

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe we need education to learn history, learn how to be a friend and find what you enjoy. In my days in school. We were taught life skills. Not all people wanted to go to college. They liked working on cars. Building things. Trade school is a alternative place. In Europe. You have options. Trade school or college. Old wise saying. A dumb-down population can be controlled. We must understand our world. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. This is a wide open topic with many answers.
Coyote

[closed]

I think everyone can relate to this
it seems like we spend forever going to school

and there is always the question of whether or not it is profitable
but you also said it well in that it's a mix of effort, dedication and even chance

I think in the end
that's destiny


informative write


-Dream

[sereenaoutloud]

NICE WRITE. My personal view on the topic, yes we need education i believe knowledge is power if you want to change the system on how we are taught then you will need the education and knowledge to do so.

[Rachelle]

It isn't about whether we need education or not. We need it. The question is what kind of education do we need. It isn't just about jobs and earning a living. It's about giving us the tools to plant a garden and setting us free to do it.

[cassandra ziemba]

i love this poem. the way you think and feel, then put it into your poems is amazing. you have an amazing gift. i love that your poems sum up so much emotion. and i agree with this poem, i'm only in 9th grade but the stress of school is ruff. keep writing and ill keep reading and reviewing. ;)