by Tom Calhoun

Created on: November 23, 2009   Last Updated: November 24, 2009

The title "Factors involved in assessing how much a culture values the education of its children" Maybe better titled as "What Factors Are Most Involved in Assessing How Much a Culture Values a Child's Education" There are two main factors involved in how much a culture values its children's education. These two factors are how much do you want your children to know about the society in which they live, and money.

Think about every country in the world that its government conquered its population and became ultimate ruler, some as dictatorships, others as communistic, and yet others as anarchy's. They accomplished this through the educational system of the country. The value of education lies within the controlling factors of such countries and cultures.

It is true that some cultures do not send any children to school unless they are proven to be the smartest of the group, and or have some kind of influence with said government entities. Some countries do not teach female children as they are inferior to the cause. Some countries teach the masses, but only what they want them to know. Example before Germany became ruled by Hitler, the man first recreated the educational system of the country to teach the young not to question authority, just follow the lead of those that ruled.

How much could a culture really care about their kids if they teach them only to follow and not lead? How much could a culture care about their kids if they only teach the smart kids and forget the others. Finally, how much does a culture care about educating their kids if they only teach males?

Then there is factor two: money. How many times does money come into play when it comes to educating kids? Things like there is not enough money in the state budget to upgrade buildings to better educate children. Schools need to suck it up and cut back on expenses because too much is being spent on education. It's hard to believe that if a culture cares about a child's education money becomes the one main factor of just how much that culture really cares.

What it comes down to it how much power does a government want, and how far are they willing to go to get it. Are the schools fair game for such a power struggle, and if so why. On the other hand what is more important a child's education, or the money it takes to educate that child so as to be able to perform up to the standards of what is asked of them within their own society. Finally, who determines how children are educated; society as a whole, or those that rule over that social network?

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