John Dewey once said, “Education is a social process… Education is growth. Education is not preparation for life. Education is life itself”.

Like the theme of this class, “School isn’t everything”, John Dewey is basically stating the same thing. Although this contradicts what I believe and proved before, that  practical education is most effective, I also believe what Dewey states, that Education is not preparation for life, but it is life itself. Education is not strictly what one learns in school, but learning anything, from how to boil an egg to how to buy a metro card. Education occurs throughout one’s life, learning how to do a certain task at work, how to work the coffee maker in the break room, or even just learning one’s family tree, this is all still education about something. One learns something new everyday, even if they do not realize it. One grows from education, like studying thyself, basically Benjamin Franklin’s theory to better himself by studying himself to correct his faults and adapting the 13 virtues which essentially led to a happier life. Education is also a social process, learning how society works, what one can and cannot say to certain people, like the president or a professor, how to act when one is in different places, like different social structures in different countries, and even how to go about certain things, like during interviews or presentations. School isn’t everything, but education is; knowledge is power.