Not everyone learns in the same ways. I feel everyone is capable of learning but how much and what he or she learns is relative to that person in a certain place and time. Students who acquire knowledge quicker than others deserve to be taught in such a way that they are not held back. But on the other hand that student that is slower in learning also deserves to be taught in a way to prevent them from being left out or left behind. Education is important in that it provides students with information and knowledge so they can function in the world.
Education is knowledge that is passed from one person to another.
Without it we would still be living in caves and trying to figure how to get from one place to another without having to walk. But as Rousseau s philosophy was I want to be able to draw knowledge out of students. I hope to instill in them the thought that you are never too old to learn and you should learn something new everyday. I hope my students when they leave my class will have learned as much of the curriculum as possible. I hope to be able to teach my students that they are important as a person and they can do anything they set their minds to, that nothing is impossible if they want it bad enough.