07.09.07
The Way I See It #202
With every generation of children comes the hope for a better world - but only through the provision of education for all. The millions of children who never see the inside of a school are a loss to all humanity.
- Charlie MacCormack, President and CEO of Save the Children
I can agree that education provides the hope for a better world. I can agree that education for all is a noble goal. I cannot agree that a child must see the inside of a school to be educated. In fact, I might go so far as to say that a child who only receives education from a school (as popularly defined), is not really educated at all. Mr. MacCormack’s error is equating education with school.
