The needed struggle

The education system is a very interesting monster. The leaps and bounds that were made, for the idea that education was a needed thing for all people. To the vast changes that happened within education just from 1770 to 1900, shows the true nature of this beast. At its beginning education was limited to those with money. It then evolved into something that was more supported and wanted. Fast forward a bit and education is looked at as an important thing that people need, yet there is a big issue with religion and who has the power. A little farther and race is a big issue. The separate but equal idea was a joke and only those in the majority were happy with that idea.

            Education has grown incredibly from the idea of the common school where the basics were taught. It progressed to a power struggle, someone always had a better idea and a better way of doing it, but those with the say thought what was happening was good enough. Students in the beginning were taught the basics that were needed for them to survive, now students are asked to learn complex ideas that benefit all not just the ideal group that is supposed to need that knowledge.

            I fear that I am rambling on at the fine details that is the common school education ideas in comparison to today.  But in all honesty the ideas behind the common school were only need to know knowledge is covered is a very good idea but it limits possible growth. The beginning of education was a very troubled time because there were a lot of problems that needed to be solved. But from this rough time it has evolved to a system that is available to all and that will provide students a great start to becoming successful adults. As it was intended to do from the beginning help students become better functioning adults.

The early education system in America was troubled, but it was needed so that what is actually needed and best could be found.