Education- Part I

The purpose of a school system is to.....is to....is to what? Why were schools even invented? Why do we need to go to school and become educated? There are numerous amounts of children running around with math assignments in their backpacks that are frustrated and have no concept of why the world is forcing, "hell," upon them. Somewhere along the line, the idea that school benefits you as a human being was lost.

Curiosity slaughtered the cat right? Humanity, when it first began, knew nothing of molecules, atoms, the ozone layer, etc. We use to basically survive. We could get by, but no one ever really LIVED. As we advanced and began to gather more information about the universe as we saw it, we began our education. We did not have formal rooms where everyone sat and could swallow gobs of information as we are, "forced to," now. Once ideas began to solidify and become more concrete, people would pass on these ideas to children. Soon, we had a general school where kids could attend classes to learn and become a productive citizen.

Some of these, "concrete," ideas were eventually disproven, but until that point, they were taught. This still happens today. The point is that these schools were formed in order for children to grow into adults and then a citizen. They could provide their support, and offer more to their communities with this educated background. As we expand our knowledge, we grow into productive citizens and begin to understand and comprehend the world we live in.

As our knowledge became more advanced, jobs requiring a certain skill level began to increase. At first, not every person needed a job to get by. The man could receive an education and the women could tend to household needs and keep standards. After many years, women began to work and had more options than merely staying at home. Eventually, society evolved into how it is now; everyone needs a job in order to survive. Therefore, we have to have an education in order to get the job that we need to survive. We are back to how we were at the beginning in a sense. Everyone is trying their best to survive, and only the rich people are getting to LIVE.

Education has turned into an obligation for children, so that when they grow up they won't be without food, shelter, job, family, etc. Going to school turned from the public seeking for information, and personal growth to certain standards that we must meet from an early age in order to survive.