Education allows upwards social mobility

<p>The argument that education is a path of upwards social mobility is, in my opinion, a bit controversial. The biggest challenge is the definition first, of <a class="wikilink" href="/social_mobility/">social mobility</a>, and then of a context that allows for the entire society to move upwards and not just a small fraction while the rest is convected down as in a close system. The fact that <a class="wikilink" href="/science_education_outputs_correlate_with_socioeconomic_level/">science education outputs correlate with socioeconomic level</a> is pointing towards this direction. </p> <p>On of the possibilities is that education enables upwards mobility globally through the progress it will generate during many decades. If <a class="wikilink" href="/correlating_gdp_to_scientific_productivity_is_a_reasonable_proxy_for_progress/">correlating GDP to scientific productivity is a reasonable proxy for progress</a>, one must ask how to increase scientific productivity, and that is one of the key aspects, I believe of <a class="wikilink" href="/why_we_teach_science_in_school/">why we teach science in school</a>, to broaden the base of interested people and proposed solutions.</p>