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This 3 page paper takes a look at the modern educational system and Kant's ideas on education. Kant's ideas are used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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today, there is a social consciousness in teaching and attention to health and well being. There is the idea that creating good citizens is at the heart of education and
so drug education and life skills are emphasized. If this trend continues, the future could be better. Yet, there are problems with education that must be addressed. One question
looms large: What is good education? Looking at the current state of the human race, what might Immanuel Kant say about the educational system? Today, some people applaud the educational
system and some say it is broken. For Kant, the purpose of higher education at least is to create an enlightened and emancipated citizenry (Tubbs & Grimes, 2001).
It is arguable that modern American education does this. There is a sense that the students are being enlightened but some contend that higher education has an agenda and it
is arguably on the political left. This is something that Kant would not abide. For Kant, education is a journey and personal to an extent. It is about learning and
becoming more knowledgeable. In "An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment? " written in 1784, Kant begins with the following sentence: "Enlightenment is mans emergence from his self-imposed
immaturity." He goes on to defined immaturity as the inability to use ones understanding without guidance from another and this is self-imposed (Kant, 1784). The philosopher contends that while
it is difficult, the "public should enlighten itself " and perhaps would if they were allowed more freedom (Kant, 1784). He goes on to talk about the possibility of
revolution (Kant, 1784). It is fair to say that Kant sees enlightenment as something that comes from outside of an individual. He goes on to discuss the punitive
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