Education and Personal Growth According to Tom Van Nortwick
Education often forces people to learn and grow in many ways, whether they want to or not. As we grow older there are different segments of education that we go through. These are grade school, high school, and college. Each challenges us in similar ways while at the same time forcing us to confront new obstacles. Tom van Nortwick reflects on the challenges he went through and how he over came them.
Many times people think about education as something that only has to do with academics, however, as you can see with Tom, education also pertains to learning about oneself. As a person continues on into higher education, they are able to gain a better understanding of their self, such as what makes them happy, what they believe in, and what they will stand up for.