The Importance Of Weakness In Education

Humans have succeeded in creating a connected multicultural world, where we tackle our problems through rational thought, using common morals and ethics as a sort of compass. The fate of humanity and the world is almost entirely in our hands. With growing technological power, we are more connected through communication than ever, yet disconnected from the ideals of our fellow man. In America, we label ourselves a democracy, a nation that gifts power through majority decision, a process deemed fair by ourselves. Yet we have created a system that deliberately segregates the population, a bi-polar left and right wing which by definition will never see eye-to-eye. Modern medicine has nurtured Earth’s population exponentially, paired with the ferocious …show more content…
Weakness in Education System.”
It is important to remember that philosophy as a mandatory class in high school or earlier education should not look to add tedious work material as other high school classes assign. Adding stress due to workload is opposite of the point, the goal remaining to enlighten the student and allow him to understand why what he is learning in other classes is important. Berger continues in his article and introduces Gerard F. Vallone, a professor of philosophy at Pace University, who expands on the idea of philosophical exposure in early education by clarifying,
“The aim is not to discuss the ideas of great philosophers but to become philosophers. ' ' Philosophy for young students would give them priceless insight into their state of life, giving way to a more refined individual in adulthood, and later developing to be a part of a better …show more content…
Common causes that keep philosophy out of our high schools include a lack of funding, the fact that philosophy isn 't traditionally taught, and the modern standards based education that teaches to tests. These problems all have one thing in common, the lack of intrinsic value for philosophy and the teachings it provides, more specifically a lack of intrinsic value by those that decide what is learned in general education. In order for philosophy to stand next to the giants of general education, math and english, something big needs to happen. A social movement pushed at grass-roots will one day make society demand basic rational thinking skills as a baseline of knowledge for individuals of our society. If we ask, should money and tradition limit the next generations access to critical thinking skills and rational thinking skills? And the answer is no, then money and tradition shouldn’t stop philosophy in high