The "new" Definition of Education

Throughout this class, I believe we've considered so many aspects of education that I had never previously look at for answers on the topic. For example, "The Peublo Indians Perspective" really opened my eyes to what keeps a community grounded in its educational roots. Theses people learn through speech. How many towns, communities, or citys can say that the roots of their foundation are grounded in verbal stories and communication. I for one attended school but spent much of my time reading, writing, and spelling. The teacher would speak on subjects but I feel that I learned and remember much more from my readings then from anything my teacher told me. I honestly can't really remember anything my teacher "talked" about with the class. Through the presentations in class, I've learned so much about the deaf culture that I had never reflected on before. Deaf culture, in my opinion, has so much to do with "The Peublo Indians Perspective". Sign language is the way deaf people verbally communicate and the way they communicate says a lot about team work and community. I played volleyball against the state school for the deaf in Minnesota. The girls we played against were amazingly good, and had hand signals and screams or yells that we couldn't understand, making it very difficult to plan our attack. I'm pretty sure that in three years we never beat them or tied even once. That to me says a lot about the culture and community of people who value tradition and community. It keeps verbal stories and conversations going in a way that communities who don't stop to consider its value do. I guess now I would define education as something undefinable. There really isn't a way for me to encompass what I've learned in life. Much of it has been in a classroom, but a great deal of what I know comes from my friends, family, and peers. I suppose if I had to define education though, I would say it's an endless journey of scholastic learning intertwined with pain and love and that is how you learn about what life really is. If I had to choose one research question that is important in the field of educational studies, I would reflect on "why the economy in the U.S. makes the cost of higher education so steep when in France, for example, College is essentially free?".