It is in the interest of all humanity that standard availability to formal education be made available to all humanity regardless of color, creed, class, and so forth. There are many adjectives in life such as race, religion, and economic status that falsely lead humanity into believing they are the adjectives that divide humanity as they separate us into hierarchy classes, but in truth, the real divider of humanity is ignorance. Establishing standard availability of formal education to all humanity is key to uniting humanity and increasing life quality for all.
We are lucky to live in a nation where at least pre-k through the 12th grade education is acknowledged as a basic human right. From birth, the majority of us are taught if we want to succeed in life, we need a formal education. If we want a job, we need at least high school education, and if we want a career, we need a college education. For most Americans, education is seen as a means to satisfy an end, but for the few who slip through the systems cracks and miss out on the standard availability to education for K-12 like myself, the much more vital role education plays on modern life is clear.
Education has a much more vital role than mere job and career obtainment. I witnessed and felt first hand the effects of a society ruled by the ignorant and under-educated. I endured sexism, hate, neglect, abuse, and many violent hate and sex crimes that are rampant in any uneducated, ignorant society. I used what tools were available to gain any education I could, but after being thrown out at 18, I entered into educated society naive as to how to interact and full of rage, sadness, and confusion. As a result, I continued my path of being a victim, and I spread among those I c...
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