Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Monday, April 2, 2012

Education and the Proliferation of New and Old Concepts

This article streams from the idea or belief that "earth is a common treasury," meaning that limits should be placed on a variety of things. Some of these include land ownership and even the possible creation of a federal maximum wage. The article takes into consideration many leaders in America's history to focus on the agrarian aspect of wealth and the industrial aspect of it. There were pro-industrialists like Marx and Ricardo that believe specific things within a community need to be decided fully and that there was nothing that could stop the advancement of industry. Ruskin, another scholar alive during the 1800s, was famous for not agreeing with the fact that "poverty was brought on by the poor themselves." It seems as though many of the leaders the author chose were those that were either pro capitalism or against it. The author of this article seems to create a debate on how the economy should be handled from a government perspective, meaning whether you believe the government should not burden citizens with many tasks or whether you believe a government should have many requirements of its citizens. Overall, it can be said that no one is still quite sure how much government we need in our lives and that a system that is dominated by the upper class is not one that is beneficial to all. It is important for educational systems are not only responsible for preparing students for their futures as well as allowing for creativity and opinions. Therefore, this author believes that education is the main way to stop capitalism in a sense by allowing agrarianism and a maximum wage.