As Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, colleges, and drama-halls, for ten or fifteen years, and come out in the end with a lot of wind, a memory of words, and I know nothing. I know it's an understatement to say that all teachers do this, but most believe that every student has mastered the subjects they teach, when in reality this is not the case. First, I believe that every student has a different way of learning, and second, I believe that whether or not it has been taught before, it is everyone's job to teach it because they get paid for it. Personal investment reflects the actual outcome provided by anyone teaching students. In many nations it is a top priority that teachers are treated as professionals and also have professional training. In Norway, children have equal rights when it comes to education, regardless of their social status, gender and special needs (Education in Norway 5). Knowing how education has developed in Norway is a great way to get an idea of ​​how this phenomenon of personal investment relates to the advantages and disadvantages that society has had in this particular period. During the mid-1700s, Norway had only a few people who could read and write, but most were illiterate. Thanks to the Church, Norway passed the Education Act in 1739, which helped stabilize the idea of ​​a good education system. The Education Act of 1739 consisted of sixteen chapters, each of which had its own sections establishing the basics of which education should consist. Since Chapter 1, Section 1-1 implies that "education must be based on the fundamental values ​​of the Christian and humanist heritage... half of the document... to be developed. Works Cited" A brief history of education in Norway ." A Brief History of Education in Norway. Np, nd Web. 10 April 2014. Jacoby, Cara. "Education in Moral Values: Characterizing the Primary School Curriculum of Japan and Norway." Oslo: Universitet I Oslo, 2006 . Online Journal. 25 April 2014. Magne Aakre, Bjorn. “Philosophy of Education in Norway”. 6 October 2009. Online Journal. 21 April 2014. “Higher Education in Norway: Fifty Years of development". December 2007. Online newspaper. 21 April 2014. "Quotes on the education system". (44 citations). Np, nd Web. 10 April 2014. Solhaug, Trond. Utdanning Til Demokratisk Medborgerskap. 2nd ed. vol. 9 . Oslo: Universitet I Oslo, 2003. 267-79. Online historical reference. 21 April 2014. "The Norwegian education crisis: unification vs. quality." My little Norway RSS. Np, 25 April 2012. Web. 21 April. 2014.