Let’s talk about education Education is a form of learning in which knowledge, skills and habits of a group of people are transferred from one generation to the next through teaching, training and research . When a person is young, they need teachers to help them become a literate and educated person. Our country has a well-regarded education system. Pre-school education is not compulsory in Belarus but around 70% of children attend nursery or kindergarten before they start school. According to our Constitution every person has a right to a school place for a child from the age of 6 or 7. These places are provided free of charge . Primary and basic secondary school education is compulsory. All students must follow the basic education curriculum up to the age of 15, and the majority of them stay at school until they finish secondary school at 17. Children study at school for 9 years then they may either continue their education at school or go to colleges and voc