Every person has their own opinion on what the purpose of education is. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s opinion of education in “The Purpose Of Education” is that not everyone takes advantage of the education being given or received. Not all those that receive education are taking advantage of it. Some are actually using this knowledge given to them to take advantage of others just as King said, “Most of the “brethren” think that education should equip them with the proper instruments of exploitation so that they can forever trample over the masses.” He also believes that education should “train” people for quick, single-minded, effective thinking and not just take in the education but not get anything out of it. Just having intelligence
