The Importance Of Education Without Competition

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Competition according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the act or process of trying to get or win something (such as prize or a higher level of success) that someone else is also trying to get or win. Academically, competition is seen as a scenario where students strive to win by being the smartest or fastest on an academic task. Education on the other hand, is the knowledge, skill and understanding that one gets from attending a school, college or university. Education without competition is baseless and can hamper developments and innovations.

Competition results in the invention of new ideas leading to innovations. Without competition, some of the principles and laws such as Charles' law and Einstein's theories that we have today and apply to our everyday activities would not have been propounded. This is found mostly among scholars in scientific research where they endeavour to see that they oppose and disagree with the ideas of their rivalries, so as to emerge on top. By doing so, a lot of things are discovered and invented, leading to more innovations, greater efficiency and productivity.

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The person will be challenged to show everyone that he or she can do it. The move for gender equality in 21st century is not without competition. Everybody wants to be equal in modern world after so much exposure to competition and education. The female gender has learnt through education that males are taking their birthright. This is obtainable in some African tradition where females are not allowed into some certain positions and to inherit anything from their family. Nowadays, they have been able to challenge this unfair treatment by competing with males in all

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