YES NANCY, EDUCATION IS NECESSARY - Herbert W Armstrong - September 1976

Herbert W Armstrong

At the suggestion of her teacher, an Ontario schoolgirl wrote to The Royal Bank of Canada in 1956 asking: "Why do you think I should continue school and get an education?" This is their reply, given twenty years ago. It was good advice then; it is good advice today. We think students of every age will find it helpful. Dear Nancy, Your letter is one to which we are happy to reply. The commonplace thing to do would be to enlarge upon the material aspects of a good education, and to tell you that the principal benefit is in helping you to get a good job, etc. We are sure you already know about that. A boy or girl who does not make the best of all the learning opportunities of school years will be at a disadvantage in competition with others in later life. We are not going to suggest that you should fill yourself chock-full of information, for the real benefit of your education will be knowledge and understanding, not a long list of memorized facts. The main purpose of education, as we see it, is to teach one to think. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library