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Argumentative Essay: The Benefits of Going to School

Many young people see going to school as a chore and only go because they absolutely have to, while
some will even skip school because they see it as boring and unnecessary. However, going to school is
incredibly important for your career, future education you may wish to pursue, and social and
communication skills.

Teenagers are forever being told that they need a good education so that their can have the career they
want, but many do not listen. However, it is important to remember that your schooling, no matter how long
it may feel, lasts for a just a few short years compared to the rest of your life ahead of you. Therefore, it is
better to sacrifice a little bit of fun now so that you can find happiness in later life, as you will be happier if
you can do a job that you enjoy and afford to do the things you want.

Integrally linked to your career is the fact that you will only be able to achieve a higher level of education
later on if you work hard in school now. Although at the age of fourteen and fifteen many young people may
not think they want to go to college or university, you don’t know how this may change as you get older.
And with unemployment among young people in the USA at its highest since the early 1960’s, you may find
that you need a college degree to secure a good job because there is so much competition for so few jobs.
Many people also decide that they want to study further when they get a bit older, perhaps after they have
got married and had children, sometimes because they want a career change as they are not happy, or just
to prove to themselves and others that they can do it. Those that don’t succeed in compulsory education
will not have the opportunity to even start many courses because there will be plenty of better-qualified
candidates that also want a place.

Finally, school is the place where you learn a great deal of very important life skills. From communicating
and empathizing with people of both genders and different ages, to listening to instructions and following
orders, and developing leadership skills. It is not a coincidence that there is a negative correlation between
criminal offences and level of education, in all races, ages and genders all over the world, and one of the
main reasons for this is that the lessons that are learnt in school are so much more than just academic. So,
although most of us only consider our career when we think about what school may do for us, the life skills
we learn are equally important.

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