Why Go To University?

                                                                                                                           Moti Nissani

 Condense the main point of “Why Go To University?” into a single sentence.

                 One should go to the University not only for getting a degree but also for social, practical, intellectual, personal and political reasons.



 Summarize this essay in a single paragraph.

                    There are various reasons as to why one should go to University. The foremost reason is that Higher Education has many social benefits. It not only enhances opportunities for career advancement, but even a nation’s prosperity can be attributed to the High Educational levels presiding there. Education also makes us more practical in our outlook towards life, and an educated man is more likely to resolve his problems and conflicts in a rational manner than an illiterate one; is more likely to lead a more meaningful life. University education also develops self – confidence and expands our social horizons. It also makes us less dogmatic about our beliefs and more tolerant to the beliefs of others. Lastly, it brings out a greater awareness, enlightenment and rationality towards politics.





 Discuss your views about going to University. Do you agree / disagree with the writer? Why? Is he overselling, underselling, or providing a balanced view of, higher education?

                 Moti Nissani, the writer of the essay, ‘Why Go To University?’ offers a balanced view about the advantages of going to the University. He does not strongly state that we have to go to the University, but puts forward some of the main reasons for Higher Education.

                The arguments offered for the defense of Higher Education are equally balanced. Like he has stated, one should go to University because it not only builds up self – confidence, widens our social horizons, makes us less dogmatic in our beliefs and more tolerant to the beliefs of others, but it also offers opportunities for career advancement. Thus, one tends to rather agree with the writer than disagrees. The benefits of Higher Education far outweigh the disadvantages of Higher Education.





Why Go to University ?   

Summary

Moti Nisani describes about the importance of education in the essay, 'Why Go to University' According to him, firstly education enables people to get job and income. It also provides better opportunities for promotion in the job and improvement in income and social standing. Secondly, knowledge has many practical uses. It helps people to save time and money. Since educated people have reasoning, tolerance humility, reflection and proper conduct, they are more likely to solve difficulties and conflicts in a rational manner. Thirdly, as education and good health are interrelated with each other, educated people are likely to be healthier. They lead a meaningful life and feel better about themselves. Fourthly, reading keeps their mind in good condition. Fifthly, educated people are respected everywhere. Sixthly, people can get pleasure by reading and education helps them to fulfill curiosities. Seventhly, going to university expands social horizons- meeting new people, making new friends, sharing new ideas and experiences. Eighthly, it increases our personal freedom against indoctrination and false belief. Ninthly it makes us to realise the necessity of the balance of eco-system. Finally, education helps democracy to develop in a better way. Educated people can only make policies and judge policy makers. From this way, he has expressed the balanced view of education.



The writer of Why Go to University has shown the importance of education. It helps people to get a job, promotion and social standing. It teaches many practical uses and helps people to solve problems in the easy and reasonable way. It helps people to enjoy better health, lead a meaningful life, keep their mind in good condition, get pleasure by reading, make new friends, share new ideas and be respected everywhere. Moreover, it helps democracy to develop in a better way and makes the educated people less dogmatic.



 Education has its importance not only in one filed but in all fields– practical, social, personal, intellectual, environmental, political, economic etc. That is why education is supremely valuable.