Plato And Deresiewicz's Analysis

James Madison the fourth president of the United States, and the “Father of the Constitution” ,argues the significance of education and learning as the founding blocks in a true democratic government based on true liberty in his quotes, “What spectacle can be more edifying or more seasonable than that of liberty and learning, each leaning on the other for their mutual and surest support?”; “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance: and a people who mean to be their own governours must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” In recent years, middle-eastern countries struggle to obtain true democracy is a direct example of Madison’s ideas, by attempting to overthrow the dictatorships that have ruled for decades. Unwilling to dissolve

Deresiewicz is the author of Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life as well as a former professor at Yale. During an interview Deresiewicz stats that as people we question important stages of our life such as “What do you want to do with your life? What’s important to you?” (Bradley) And that such questions built character education, have been lost as today many students are finding it difficult to break away from their parents shadow and find their own voice, their own direction and sense of purpose. In addition, Deresiewicz believes that education is more than an important step or decision that we come across but rather it’s a way to invoke your curiosity and own identity. Deresiewicz emphasis these beliefs in his quotes “Life is more than a job; jobs are more than a paycheck; and a country is more than its wealth. Education is more than the acquisition of marketable skills, and you are more than your ability to contribute to your employer’s bottom line or the nation’s GDP, no matter what the rhetoric of politicians or executives would have you think. To ask what college is for is to ask what life is for, what society is for—what people are for. Do students ever hear this? What they hear is a constant drumbeat, in the public discourse

Roosevelt, was a strong advocate for a good education that enabled good citizenship, hence the ability to vote. I believe that whether it’s Plato, Bacon or Deresiewicz they would all agree that the ability to vote, is a fundamental right expressed by the constitution. And by providing a good education that considers different aspects of society and culture, a true democracy that is based on knowledge and good education can be formed. In her quote,” The practical side of good citizenship is developed most successfully in school because in miniature one is living in a society, and the conditions and problems of the larger society are more easily reproduced and met and solved” Expresses the importance of education as an early form of democracy that develops into the larger context of governmental society. Roosevelt defines a good citizen as “to be a good citizen is learning to live to the maximum of one's abilities and opportunities, and every subject should be taught every child with this in view.” Roosevelt remarks that by obtaining a good education, we have a responsibility and duty to watch and be mindful of governmental actions that effect our democracy in her quote,” A nation must have leaders, men who have the power to see a little farther, to imagine a little better life than the present. But if this vision is to be fulfilled, it must