Education in formal educational institutions recognized by the state educational institutions is something that must be done in Indonesia. Starting from the child’s street sweepers, carpenters son, child snatcher, the son of farmer, son of businessman, the son of senior state officials, and so must attend a minimum of 9 years old until graduating high school.

Perhaps many of us who questioned whether the actual function of formal education. . Why do we have school and why the higher education can promising  better future ?

Benefits and Functions Learning in Schools and in Higher Education:

1. Academic Ability Ability to train Child (Let Smart)

By train and hone the ability to memorize, analyze, problem solving, logic, and so it is expected that someone will have a good academic ability. People who do not schools usually do not have good academic skills so that they can be distinguished by people who go to school. Life in the future is not as easy and as beautiful today as it takes struggle and hard work and a lot of knowledge.

2. Galvanize and Strengthening Mental, Physical and Discipline

By requiring a student or students come and go in accordance with the applicable rules then indirectly to increase one’s discipline. With a tight schedule so schools that force a student to learn on an ongoing basis will strengthen the person mentally and physically better.

3. Introducing Responsibility

The responsibility of a child is learning in which parents or guardians who provide a living. A child who is performing their duties and obligations by both the school who diligently will make the proud parents, teachers, siblings, relatives, and others.

4. Build a Social Life and Social Networking

Number of friends who go to school together will broaden a student of social relations. Did not rule in the future will form a business network with fellow friends on which of the others already know and trust each other. By having friends, the social needs that are basic human needs can be met properly.

5. For Self Identity

Graduated from an educational institution normally would receive a special certificate or diploma recognized that we are educated people, have good quality and reliable. When juxtaposed with people who are not educated in an office job, then  get the job.

6. Means Developing Self and creativity

A student can participate in various extracurricular programs complement the academic activities for teaching and learning to develop talents and interests in a person. More and more have the expertise and creativity will be the better one’s quality. School and college is only as a mediator or device development. That alter one’s self is the only one’s own.

Indeed, the human learning process is very long and long. Just imagine if the elementary school (SD) takes 6 years, middle school and high school for 6 years, in college for 4 years of feeding time required for a bachelor’s degree is about less than 16 years.