early in the past, the whole nation was so poor that people in the country concentrated in the daily life about how to feed on themselves and their children. even though some of them do know that education is an important part in their kids' lives, they had to let the child leave school and go to earn money to ease the burden of them. but now in recent years, thanks to the development of economy, we are getting more and more rich, thus, parents can spare much more concentration to kids' education. there is a well-known saying in the near decade 'education can change a person's fate', which can completely address the importance of education in people today. so there is no doubt that people are now easier to get educated than in the past.these recent 3 decades, China has developed into one of the greatest economic unity in the world, and because of this, our country spare great amount of money in the education and therefore, 9 years of compulsory education has set up and benefit millions of young people for more than 10 years. on the other hand, people are more likely to spend money on their children's education because of the high salary. furthermore, an increasing number of people noticed that the demand for employees with high-quality are the trend of the society, so they are more likely to spend money on education for young people. when i was a child, my parents often told me that i must be independence ans have my own thought, which will insure that i will not be controlled by any other people, therefore, i must get educated and do a good job. and because of this, i dare not say that i am successful, but i can confidently say now i know what i want and how to get it. what is more, thanks to the one-child policy, most families have only one child, and parents are willing to give the best they can do to the only child. me myself and my two cousins are both the only child in our own family, so from our childhood, we always get the whole concentration from the parents and get the better education than other children who have brothers or sisters.of course, if i have had the chance to go to the past, i would like to give it up since i prefer to get education in modern times. not to say the science and technology are much more better than the past, the equipments now can let me know more about the knowledge and library in my college can give me the chance to learn something that i cannot have in the class. that's impossible in the past. i heard from my grandparent, he told me that there was only one school in a county in the past, and each school has only a few teachers. how could it compare with the condition now? what is more, if i go to the past, probably i am not the only child of my parents, and due to the discrimination to the women, they might not let me to go the school. and if i could not get educated, how could i make my dream come true? so i must be a fool if i want to go to the past.these discussion i've mentioned above are not saying that there is nothing useful in the past, i am saying that the history is developing forward, and the society is progressing forward, what we must do is to look forward to the future and accept the change of our life today. so accept the fact that people are now easier to get educated than in the past. it's true.