As a person matures in age, especially in the early stages of his life, he also matures in other aspects of himself. Physical attributions advance, behavioral habits change and mental abilities develop. For the first two it is quite clear which factors contribute to this growth and in which aspects they do so. For example, a teenager's muscle growth can easily be observed as an effect of daily visits to the gym, just as his lack of etiquette around a table can be derived from watching his family eat dinner. However, intelligence, understood as the ability to learn and the ability to retain learned knowledge, is a more difficult characteristic to measure. Many factors play into the extension of the mind such as family upbringing, environmental observations and natural curiosity. When a child is still small, most of these factors are sent to school to be cultivated and enriched. In the early stages of many people's lives, the education system takes on an enormous responsibility for developing the intelligence of its members. Its role in promoting the growth of intelligence is not only positive but also the most important in the field. A large part of the education system's role in the intelligence of its students is to provide them with ongoing motivation. In the childish world, dominated by immediate gratification, it is difficult to concentrate and participate in learning; a tree that takes at least ten years to see fruit. Carol Dweck wrote about it in Scientific American magazine. In his article "The Secret of Raising Smart Children" he created a stereotypical boy typical of many young students. Dweck wrote that this boy suddenly lost all curiosity about learning and came to a crucial decision… halfway… the role that the education system plays in the development of intelligence is greatly underestimated. School is taken lightly by lazy students and is compared as ineffective compared to the Internet. The school system goes unnoticed as one of the major factors that play in the growth of intelligence in a person. The tools inherited through this system are used endlessly, consciously or unconsciously, both in work and in everyday life. The positive role played by the education system in developing the intelligence of young people is enormous and important. Works Cited Dweck, Carol S. "The Secret to Raising Smart Children." Scientificamerican.com. August 12, 2009. Web.Johnson, Steven. "Watching TV makes you smarter." New York Times 2005. Web.Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Decade Google Made You Stupid.” Thedailybeast.com. December 13, 2009. Web. December 14. 2009.