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Educating Youth for a Sustainable Future
Jerin Varghese
jerinv93@gmail.com
Environment, Technology, and Economy
Economics Figure C. Typical Kumon classroom layout. Retrieved from “Kumon North America Media Center”, 2013, http://www.franchise.com/franchise/education-training/tutoring/Kumon-North-America-Inc/video-multimedia.cfm Contact Information:
Phone No. 410-997-2617
Email: susanrapp@ikumon.com Issue Confronting Site
In order to provide the coming generations with a sustainable world, we have to make sure they are well educated. Education plays a crucial role in sustainable development. It directly affects sustainability plans in three kinds of areas:
Implementation
Decision making
Quality of life
Educated citizens are needed to implement versed and sustainable development. Nations with high illiteracy rates and unskilled workforces have fewer development plans. Knowledgeable and good community based decisions that will affect social, economic, and environmental well being completely lies in the hands of educated citizens. “Greener” development options expand as education increases. Lastly, education is vital to improving the quality of life, another aspect of sustainability. It raises the economic status of families, improves life conditions, lowers infant mortality, and makes education more attainable for the coming generations.
By educating students at Kumon, we gradually increase the number of educated citizens and provide a more promising sustainable future. Figure A. Assistant helping student. Retrieved from “Kumon North America”, 2013, http://www.entrepreneur.com/business-opportunities/kumon/68900.html Figure B. Sample Kumon Math Program worksheet. Retrieved from http://libguides.monroecc.edu/content.php?pid=210717&sid=1760065 Future Work
As a result of this practicum, I intend to pursue internships or other part time jobs that will provide me with even more professional experience. Though I worked at a center with the purpose of educating children, I don’t plan to be making this something I’d settle into in my future. However, the skills I developed will undoubtedly help me in obtaining internships or part time jobs at places like US Department of Energy or Treasury. In addition, companies like Aflac have positions that require you to be involved in customer service or recruitment where educating another person is a task, so my experience at this practicum would definitely pay off. Figure D. Kumon student learning alphabet. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/fashion/with-kumon-fast-tracking-to-kindergarten.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0<br>
