What good is education if we use it to disguise our society that is crumbling right in front of our eyes and not being able to see it because we follow these so called “educated men”. This is what Martin Luther King Jr. had to struggle with and tried to get this message across with his speech “The Purpose of Education” to a group of students in Morehouse College. Martins point of view on what education should be is, “ Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education.” We should all strive to have this mindset in our educational careers but what does intelligence plus character actually mean?Intelligence plus character is to be more effective by having real goals for your life, to think logically and scientifically, and to think intensively and critically with efficiency.
To be more efficient and have goals that will benefit society and yourself is one of the purpose of education. Education should not be used to make others feel like second-class citizens. Thankfully we had Martin Luther King Jr. in a time where racism, discrimination, stereotyping, and being treated differently because of your race, was common. He broke the chains of society and …show more content…
If we think intensively and critically but with no efficiency that can be a danger to the community. Martin talks about Eugene Talmadge and how he has one of the better minds of America but believes that black people are inferior, is that the kind of person we want to follow. Today we can see this with Donald Trump thinking that Hispanic people are inferior and not just that but bad people all around. Can we call Trump an educated man if he thinks that society will improve without Hispanics in the picture. Has he thought it through, does the advantages of Hispanics not being here outweigh the disadvantages. Trump certainly thinks intensively and critically but is close-minded. We should strive to have intelligence plus
To be more efficient and have goals that will benefit society and yourself is one of the purpose of education. Education should not be used to make others feel like second-class citizens. Thankfully we had Martin Luther King Jr. in a time where racism, discrimination, stereotyping, and being treated differently because of your race, was common. He broke the chains of society and …show more content…
If we think intensively and critically but with no efficiency that can be a danger to the community. Martin talks about Eugene Talmadge and how he has one of the better minds of America but believes that black people are inferior, is that the kind of person we want to follow. Today we can see this with Donald Trump thinking that Hispanic people are inferior and not just that but bad people all around. Can we call Trump an educated man if he thinks that society will improve without Hispanics in the picture. Has he thought it through, does the advantages of Hispanics not being here outweigh the disadvantages. Trump certainly thinks intensively and critically but is close-minded. We should strive to have intelligence plus