The Importance Of Education In The United States

I used to live in Jordan. A country struggling with its limited resources. A country in the middle of all of the Middle Eastern disputes. Where the streets are full of rubble and garbage and people are struggling to make ends meet to support their families. Many students in the Middle East feel like the education there does not meet up to their standards. Therefore, they often go overseas to gain an education that is much richer and profound.

My mom was raised in Jordan and as a woman, she was expected to maintain a traditional social role and remain at home, facing duties of raising the children and sustaining the household. She did not have the opportunity to go to college, much like the many other women in Jordan. Living there meant that

I would end up like my mother, whose talents and skills were covered up by the womanly roles she was brought up to do. My mother has always wanted to become a lawyer; however, the culture she lived in stopped her from following her dreams. Therefore, aiming to escape the educational barrier in the Middle East, we set off to America and traded in the normal Jordanian life for the boundless opportunities in the Bay Area.
Coming to America has really allowed me to take advantage of my ability to go as far as obtaining a doctorate degree in medicine. I am now the first female in my family on her way to graduate from a university in America. I know that if I lived back home in Jordan, I would not have dreams as big as I do now. Here, I am not limited by any expectations or traditional roles and instead have the ability to explore all my skills to do what I desire in my life. I am fortunate to be in a nation that encourages not just women, but all people, to gain the best education that they can ever achieve.