Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world. - Paulo Freire
I think education is a little of both. Education teaches us what is known today and what is accepted in society today, because it is constantly changing. The more our country grows, the more our society changes. Education is also the thing that allows us to play around with our ideas, and it allows us to discover new things. I think being educated gives us the knowledge to go out and study what genes cause certain diseases, and knowing that enables us to go out and try to find a cure for that disease. The best part about education is being able to discover. Anybody can be educated, but it is how you use your education that sets you apart from the others.
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I agree that we do have to experience both in order to perceive both sides of education. The way we use education is most definitely what distinguishes the individual from the crowd.
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