Education+in+Our+Ideal+World

The Education in Our Ideal World.

Throughout history, many leaders of the world, like Charlemagne, took interest in education, knowing that a better education is the first step toward a better society. Charlemagne, the Frankish king from 768 to 814, even built a palace school in his capital, Accen, with Alcuin of York because Charlemagne knew, as Francis Bacon said, “knowledge is power.” In our Ideal World, education is as important to us as it was to Charlemagne. Education not only makes our Ideal World stronger, but also makes it better, since it will help produce intelligent citizens. Therefore, a well-organized system of education must be established to build a stronger and better world. To do this, we must combine education systems that were used in The City of the Sun with Houses of The New Atlantis, since education in The City of the Sun involves academic learning and the Houses in The New Atlantis help us use our knowledge to support the society.

In our Ideal World, many survivors want everyone, regardless of gender, to have a broad and well-organized education. Therefore, education in The City of the Sun is worth imitating since it is well organized and efficient. Like The City of the Sun, we must teach the children how to read when they become six or seven years old. Also when children become old enough to learn basic grammar, arithmetic, and science, we must assign them four authorized leaders/teachers and four authorized elders/advisors to both teach and guide them wisely, intellectually and morally. However, we must avoid teaching our younger generation by the walls around our cities since it is impractical. The better way to do this is by establishing numerous schools around the city. Also instead of forcing them to learn, we must help them learn naturally, at least when they are young, by offering playful and educational activities. Further more we must avoid deciding on a specialized field for younger generations at early age. The reason is that not everyone shows early aptitude in certain fields. There is a possibility that some might show potential late. Also if children’s paths have already been decided, they will only study the subject in which they are specializing, which, in thus, could make them a “fact idiot” or lacking in other areas.

Furthermore, some suggest that education must not stop in our Ideal World. Education itself becomes pointless if it stops after a certain period. Therefore, to continue the education, we must build institutes like the Houses in The New Atlantis to continue study. If our government encourages people to study and supports the learners, it will improve the level of knowledge in our Ideal World. If this come true, then we can look forward to having such inventions as, perhaps, underwater cities and motherships, and medical knowledge that could improve our living. Therefore by building institutes like Houses, we can expect to have better life and better society through knowledge and science, and research.

To establish the well-organized and long-lasting educational system that our survivors desire, we must use the education system in The City of the Sun and Houses in The New Atlantis. By imitating the education in The City of the Sun, we will be able to teach our children both widely and deeply. Also, by imitating the Houses in The New Atlantis, we will be able establish long lasting education and greater knowledge. Therefore we must consider the systems that were used in The City of the Sun and The New Atlantis to build a better educational system that will ultimately lead us to have better society. Posted by: Bensalem.