Investing in the education of children either by parents or by governments is the wisest of all investments.

How do you look at this argument?

Not many would deny the fact that investing in children’s education is the wisest way of spending money. This may be either by parents or by governments or by both. I can prove this argument right by citing a few examples taken from real life. 45

To begin with, the primary arguement in favour of this view is that it is education that eradicates all social evils. These evils may range from poverty to domestic violence, from child labour to gender based discrimination. For example, an educated community will never endorse child labour because there won’t be any child to be prey to such social evils. 60

Secondly, education leads to empowerment of men and women. Needless to say, when more and more girls get educated, they become great educators of their respective families and they themselves will be able to propel great changes in the society they live in. For example, an educated mother is a home maker, a bread winner, an educator and facilitator of good human values. 60

Thirdly, though there are several other attractive areas of investments around us, when it comes to education, there is no risk factor. Right education is bound to bring in assured returns. These returns are primarily shared by the educated, secondly their family, thirdly their immediate society and finally State at large, one of the agencies that facilitates their education. 60

In short, all the modern investment possibilities notwithstanding, investing in the education of children sounds much better. So it goes without saying that an educated populace is the real asset of any nation, no matter what sort of education people get from where and how. 45

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