Poetry is the Essence of Education

I found an article on BigThink called "Poetry is the Essence of Education." It's about how teaching poetry is worthwhile because it is passing a basic, rhythmic practice from one generation to the next, from Dr. Seuss to parent to child. It said that education is comes from the Latin word, "educere," which means "lead forth." I completely agree with this because I always hear people complain about having to pay taxes to schools even though they don't have a child in that school. It's ridiculous because they don't even think of the fact that someday, the children that they paid to put through school are going to lead the country someday. They're going to be the people who adjust insurance rates and stack adult diapers at CVS and stuff like that. By giving children education, they are helping the people who will someday help them.
http://bigthink.com/in-their-own-words/poetry-is-the-essence-of-education