Essay: What aspects of my education will be most useful in my adult life

Education is an important part of all our lives. From the tender age of 7, we start our long winding road of education. Education lasts for different lengths of time for different people, with some studying till the age of 30. Education affects our lives no matter the age, and it decides our occupation, salary, and even our social lives. Though some may say that education is non beneficial to our adult lives, I feel that many aspects of our education does come in useful in our adulthood.

Firstly, I feel that the most useful aspect is literacy. Without literacy, one cannot survive in the modern world. So many things are printed in black and white. Without basic reading and writing skills, how would one function? Education comes in to provide these skills to the population. Literacy is enormously important to our adult lives. Without understanding contracts, tax payments, letters, where would we be? Would we be like people in the middle ages, without any knowledge of literature?

Secondly, I think that the second most useful aspect of education is bilingualism. With the world constantly changing, and China on the rise, I feel that bilingualism is an extremely important tool. English alone cannot possibly sustain us, and many of us may well go overseas to work or study. If we cannot communicate, how would we function? I feel that the third language program in Singapore is a good platform for students to expand their horizons and familiarise themselves with a foreign language.

Thirdly, another useful aspect is communication skills. Nowadays, many jobs come with an interview which plays a large role in deciding if you get the position or not. Education helps us learn to communicate better. In Singapore, students are encouraged to make constructive comments in lessons and presentation skills are honed from an early age. Our adult life constantly requires us to communicate with colleagues or customers, and in our social lives as well.

In conclusion, education plays an extremely important part in our lives, even in adulthood. Many skills we use in school can be utilised at work as well. Education plays as large a role in adulthood as it does in our youth. As Aristotle once said, "Education is the best provision for old age".