Blog for the Week of 10/22-10/26:

            This week’s articles were about the myth of education and empowerment.  This included the intro to the chapter and some very important articles describing opinions about today’s education and how it either enriches or destroys the society we live in today.  In the introduction to this chapter, an excerpt was given from a letter a Native American gave to a colonist in the early history of America, to complain about the education’s influence on the young members of their tribe.  They explain that because they were so far away from their old tribe, they forgot how to hunt, communicate, and defend themselves from enemies.  In short, going to college and getting an education made them good for nothing.  The author of the introduction also explained that getting an education could be a way for the government to even out the intelligence of the population of America.  This could be beneficial, in a way, to today’s society.  In this way, everyone will be able to understand the democracy that they live in and adapt to a learning ability to gain knowledge and understanding of the universe.  It could also, in this way, be destructive.  If everyone in this world stopped learning at a certain level, there would be no leaders and job variations would be a thing of the past.  I feel like there should be a basic education for everyone, however it should not replace the ability to gain knowledge through personal growth and development.  People should have the ability to go beyond the basic educational goals and further their own education through fields that matter to themselves.   To separate the people into different classes and teach them accordingly would be unfair.  If the poor society manages to send a child to college, the child deserves a right to learn as much or as little as they want and have the ability to succeed like their wealthier counterpart.