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RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Building a Brighter Future for All

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The Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan

Why People Believe Weird Things by Micheal Shermer

Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People by George K Simon

Doing Good Better by Dr William MacAskill

Can education change society?


Yes. Education is about learning skills and knowledge. Through education, the knowledge of society and of the world is passed on from generation to generation. This may include:
•    education in morality, for example, learning how to act as a loyal, honest and effective citizen.
•    education in research, for example, finding a cure to a disease. 
•    education in business, for example producing economic growth to improve the standard of living.

 

Can education reduce poverty?


Yes. Education has been proven to reduce poverty, and help improve the standard of living for people in society.


Can education change the world?


Yes. Education can change the world, and for the good. Education provides people with the knowledge and skills they need to solve problems.


Can education create equality?


Yes. Education helps create equality. Education helps protect us from being taken advantage of by unscrupulous individuals.


How does education affect development?


Education provides a foundation for development, the basis on which much of our economic and social wellbeing is built. It is vital to increasing social equality and economic efficiency. By increasing the value and efficiency of labour, it helps to raise people out of poverty.


Will education reduce economic inequality?


Education reduces economic inequality as it allows people to get higher paid work, and produce new goods and services that benefit the economy and raise the standard of living for themselves and others.

 

Will education make you rich?


Education has been found to return $8 to the economy for every $1 spent on it. Not only does it bring economic growth, but it also helps produce new technologies and efficiencies that allow the standard of living to be improved.


Why education is important?


Education enhances the individual’s abilities and impacts every area of our lives. It helps in our ability to make decisions, to distinguish between right and wrong, gives you the skills to combat challenges and difficulties, helps develop moral and civic values, provides you better communications skills and helps you to understand others, especially from different life backgrounds. There are many more reasons why education is important.


What are the recommended books to read?


Above you will see the list of recommended books. These books are recommended to help expand your knowledge in a variety of areas. To help improve critical thinking skills, foster an interest and passion for science and expand your mind to see that all kinds of amazing things are possible to achieve.

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