Education

Today, in my english class, we read an article from The Wall Street Journal about Phil Knight, CEO of Nike, who, at the age of 69, went to Stanford U. to learn how to become a writer. I thought this was amazing. It is so rare today to see people go out and strive to learn and become better people, and to see someone who is almost 70 do this is very admirable. Of course, Mr. Knight is a billionare and can afford to take time off to go to school but even though he has more money than the average person will ever see in 10 lifetimes, this does not mean that everyone shouldnt go out and try to do the same thing. I see people at this school who are simply coasting through life without a care; they come to school, talk on their phones in class, and seem completely jaded by the entire education process. I wonder why these people are in school, why they care at all? I feel that every single college student should show 100% dedication to learning or else they shouldnt be in school at all. If a man 50 years older than the average college student still has the desire to learn, then certainly an 18 year old fresh out of high school would want to do the same?...Right?