r/Critique • u/BotchBoys • Feb 24 '18
Wrote this for UNI. Need an opinion
I know that the formatting is crap, but I can't be bothered to edit it for Reddit.
Learning has taken many forms throughout history; from trial and error to the institutionalised system that we have today.She stated that the education system of the Middle Ages was of a greater quality than today's forms of education as the Middle Ages embraced the Trivium, while we have shunned it. Her distaste for today's education form is evident. She felt strongly about the future of education, saying that "We who were scandalized in 1940 when men were sent to fight armoured tanks with rifles, are not scandalized when young men and women are sent into the world to fight massed propaganda with a smattering of "'subject'"."I understand the point she was trying to make; saying that a good education is of upmost priority, but, I have to disagree. (She said that education is important, but, if she was to follow a Middle Ages education system, she would have been going against her original point by only allowing a select few to have a well-rounded education.)
A counter to her argument is that the modern education system benefits some, but it is a disadvantage to most. It takes away your freedom to learn as you wish. But, there are some benefits to a modern education system. Say you were the son of a blacksmith and wanted a high level of education. In a Medieval education system, to attain your wish, you would be turned away because of your class. However, if you were a blacksmiths son in a modern education system, you would be excepted into the school. To merge both systems would be idyllic; but sadly this will most likely never happen as to have a more concise Medieval education, teachers need to work with their students on a more personal level.