Why education always matters

Teaching in Taiwan was one of the privileges of my life. 🇹🇼📚 In a world where education too often serves an unfair system, where material deprivation and background mean some people start miles ahead of others, prioritising critical thinking over exam results felt necessary.

Because when the system is built around results alone, it creates pressure. And pressure creates vulnerability. And vulnerability, without the right support, can break people before they’ve even had a chance.

We covered Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malala Yousafzai, Anne Frank, the rainforests. And watching students discuss these topics with genuine passion, that was something else.

As Malala said, one pen, one book and one teacher can change the world. Never take that for granted. Some people go where the money is. And money can create inequality. But education? Education can change the world.

That’s why education always matters. 💜