Importance of Adult Education Speech 2

"Hon’ble Principal, Vice Principal, Teachers and My Dear Students – Warm Greetings to one and all!

I am a student of Class – IX and wish to speak on the Importance of Adult Education. You must be wondering why I have chosen to talk on this subject. When I closely observe my surroundings, I find that children are fortunate that they go to school and gain education. But what about those adults who are illiterate and living a miserable life due to poor working conditions and meager family income. The majority of such people tend to get overlooked and pass their whole lives under the burden of illiteracy. They feel ashamed of going to school (specials schools that are meant for them) and remain unaware of the endless opportunities that wait for them if they acquire education. If not anything big, they will at least be able to become self-reliant and will be able to fight against their exploitation that takes place in our society.

There is no reason to doubt that education plays a very important role in our lives. It is an important foundation for building strong lives, society and then nation as a whole. Thus, education should be imparted to each and every citizen irrespective of what background he/she comes from, irrespective of their gender or what his/her age is. There should not be any set age for gaining knowledge because learning should be a lifelong process. Therefore, if our adults are uneducated we should introduce adult education and teach them necessary skills whereby they can gain better employment opportunities and strengthen themselves as well as their families.

India is the world’s second largest nation when it comes to the population size; however that big part of the population is afflicted with illiteracy and lack even basic education or knowledge. In order to bring down the illiteracy rate or create a boost in the literacy rate; adult education becomes of paramount importance.

Adult education is defined as that system of education which is aimed at giving opportunity to the adults who couldn’t study in their childhood due to any reason possible. Therefore, adult education opens another door of opportunity for them to get educated and acquire some skills and become able to read, write and gain knowledge of new things. In order to realize the importance of education, it becomes important to become educated first as an uneducated person will not be able to give value to education and this thought cannot contribute towards the growth and development of our society and nation as a whole.

Moreover, in order to give right direction to the upcoming generation, our present generation needs to be sufficiently educated so that they can guide their next generation in the way that it leads to the progress of families, societies and nation as a whole and where the youth can feel responsible towards his/her family and motherland. It is not about giving adults the bookish knowledge, but social education so that they can lead their lives healthily and acquire a sensible understanding of things. Please remember that ignoring education is even a more grave sin than remaining illiterate because such people are a burden to the humanity and cannot lead it.

So let’s take a pledge of educating our adults and giving them the light of knowledge so that they can also shine in their own ways.

Thanks You!
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