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Who has not found interesting things in some lecture in the school at least once? Think about it and it is probable that you realize that this fact could have made you a well-rounded student. Formal education, type of education where we can find schools or colleges, involves prepared people who teach pupils with correct pedadogy to fulfill their mind development. Therefore, although some people could feel restrain in certain way in that system, formal education allows students widening their knowledge and developing themselves.

First and foremost, formal education complements the basic education given by parents in the early ages of a child. This situation permits children to receive "the weapons" necessary to complete a correct as mental as physical development. For example, when a child enters for first time to school, he/she learnt to communicate with their friends and socialize. In addition, teachers helps children to know themselves. Furthermore, in the academic life in college, people tend to receive additional knowledge (not technical) which complements their development as well, as for example knowledge different from their mayor in order to form a well-rounded student. By this means, formal education assists students to improve their capacities and fulfill, by some training, an suitable development.

Secondly, formal education allows also expandind the previous knowledge adquired in the familiar environment. Contrasting with the idea of a restraint of mind, schools usually broaden the acquaintance of persons. A way of informal education as home education could lead students to a limited knowledge because the limitations of the parents. On the other hand, professional educators in schools or collegue train students with new knowledge which will serve to be applied in their work life.

However, it is true that students sometimes have to accept rules given the institution where they go in order to receive new knowledge. For instance, having short haircut is imperative in many schools. Students do not find any reason for this mandatory norm because it is not necessary to have a correct academic development inside the institution. This situation could make students form a straight way of thinking about the own appearance. Besides, catholic schools overwhelm students with too much religion. Parents tend to register children in this type of schools by thinking they will receive a appropiate education, but these schools constrain in certain way the own form of thinking of their children.

Formal education has been the gateway to have a suitable learning. Receiving as a complement for the personal development as new acquaintance, the formal education has helped students to be better persons as mentally as spiritually.