{"id":656259,"date":"2013-05-06T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T15:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ted.com\/?p=75559"},"modified":"2013-05-06T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T17:07:10","slug":"why-a-good-education-benefits-us-all-even-if-youre-long-past-being-a-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/656259","title":{"rendered":"Why a good education benefits us all — even if you’re long past being a student"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pencils\"Timothy Bartik\u00a0says that investing in early childhood education is not just good for the children involved — but for communities as a whole. In today\u2019s talk<\/a>, he offers a detailed look at how preschool education boosts local economies in colossal ways.<\/p>\n

\"TimothyTimothy Bartik: The economic case for preschool<\/span><\/a>\u201cEarly childhood education can bring more and better jobs to a state and can thereby promote higher per-capita earnings for the state\u2019s residents,\u201d says Bartik in this talk, given ay TEDxMiamiUniversity<\/a> in Ohio. \u201cWhen legislatures and others think about economic development, what they first of all think about are business tax incentives. Early childhood programs can do the exact same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

To hear exactly how it works, listen to this talk<\/a>. His fresh perspective moves the topic of improving schools away from the altruistic “wouldn’t it be nice if…” level. In fact, it forces us to ask not \u201cHow can I get a good education for my kids?\u201d but \u201cHow can I get a good education for everyone else\u2019s kids?\u201d It\u2019s a shift in thinking — one that reframes the discussion about education reform.<\/p>\n

The TEDx program, with its global reach, is privileged to have a unique perspective on education. Below, watch five TEDx Talks (and one bonus TED Talk) that explore some of the social, economic and political implications of guaranteeing good schools.<\/p>\n