I'm working on a paper that's on a utopian view of education. Since education is my field I'm planning on entering, and I have my qualms with the system as a whole, I am trying to put a lot of effort into this paper to come up with my own personal goals of what I want to bring to the education system. I began writing, and I'm sure it's not near narrow enough of an introduction, but I thought I'd spit it out here anyway.

Spit.


The goals of society seem to primarily be the shaping and forming of human beings into obedient creatures that obey the law and play their part in making society function -- perhaps the most readily by working and paying their taxes. The Police are in place to ensure the safety and obedience of humanity, so they will do the least amount of harm to one another and help things in the society to go as smoothly as possible. There are a number of great influences in the human life: parental guidance, governments, society, and education, to name a few. Arguably, but usually, all in society are held to the same account. If any individual exceeds the speed limit, he or she is inevitably responsible upon meeting the law for paying the fines due to compensate for this behavioural error. The role of parents are to raise and guide their children to their rightful path, encouraging them to exceed in their goals and accomplishments. The role of education is to prepare the children for the workplace. It provides an environment where children learn to socialize with one another, learn the importance of physical activity and team playing, and, of course, to learn the basic essentials to survive academically in the world. Besides being in the work force itself, humans spend the most amount of their time enrolled in the education system. From primary school to high school, twelve years are endured to cover all the bases. If a student so choses, he or she may enrol in a university and pursue one to the desired amount of increased years devoted to learning. While students are enrolled, they are all required write examinations, work on projects, write papers, and to acquire a mark over a certain percentage. At the end of this endurance and accomplishment, the student is now ready to pursue the career that he or she has prepared him or herself for.

Although it is a well known fact that human beings have been quite well established on the Earth for many a century, it is also well known that humanity as a whole has made -- as well as continues to make -- many mistakes and failures, perhaps much more readily than the accomplishments alongside. That mankind has improved the conventional standard of living is a generally or even perhaps a fully accepted statement, but there are many steps to take furthermore to achieve a utopian way of life. After all, this is the overall societal goal, is it not? All desire to live in a world where freedom is absolute, happiness abundant, poverty abolished, where all may be and do their best. On the topic of education in particular, although in North America it has been a readily accessible asset for our youth to take advantage of, it must be addressed that not all are given equal chance of this growth, knowledge, betterment, opportunity, or social achievement. Those who are given this contingency, however, do not often appreciate its benefits. Likewise, the education being offered is often narrow, impractical, and irrelevant. Why must students study math equations they will never use again? The great accomplishment of this readily available opportunity for students is one that most students take for granted. Most students enjoy their peers more than any kind of learning. As soon as a test has been completed, the knowledge is gone. Histories are often deluded to the bias one sided country, as opposed to world wide history. Children are taught more by their parents about the importance of politics, world issues, and the importance of human life itself – information which is not, then, guaranteed to reach the ears of all youth. Surely there is more to education than passing a grade to enable the students to enter the work force. Perhaps if students were taught of the importance of life in itself, the importance of learning and knowledge, of individuality, of finding the answers out for themselves and not trusting every word the teachers say, a utopian way of life would be much closer to reach. If students were taught of relationships, with psychological detailed classes on real life problems and how to deal with anger, and sadness. If students were taught about how to deal with finances, and the importance of the Earth and nature. Human life, the Earth, and education should be sacred topics. Perhaps if students were taught less about calculus math equations and memorizing the classes of biological distinction, and teachers were devoted to empowering the students, teaching not only the essentials but encouraging individual thought, and stressing the importance of a global world view. These students are the next generation. If all students were given this empowerment, perhaps there would be more achievers. If students were taught the importance of life, perhaps there would be less suicide. If teenagers were taught to respect each other regardless of gender or race, respect of the Earth, and of relationships and equality perhaps there would be less rape, war, and global warming.