Can a good education make the people of a country the happiest
in the world? Perhaps an unusual question yet the answer is
"yes" according to a recent New York Times article in which
Costa Rica was ranked number one based upon this criteria. While
there were many possible explanations as to what values were
used to measure happiness, but the one that clearly stood out
was a major investment in education. Granted that Costa Rica
abolished its army and used its resources for education. And
while our country cannot do that because of our role in the
world, there are many lessons to be learned from Costa Rica that
we can follow. In Costa Rica rising education levels have
created many impressive results which range from more gender
equity, preservation of the environment, bolstering economic
output, a more stable economy, and becoming a major exporter of
computer chips. Education brought about very significant
improvement in health care with life expectancy increasing. Our
state has so much to learn from what Cost