Education and Power

Education and Power "Education in modern society is about power. To ask who is to be educated is to ask who is to rule."(Halls, vii) This same statement could also apply to the eighteenth century; the wealthier families could afford to send their children off to college to further their education to become doctors or lawyers. This form of education progressed until 1760 when the nationalization of the education system became a noticeable progression. They …

…for there children or provide better accommodations for them while they were away at school. The poorer families could not afford wonderful accommodations for their children so they had to settle. However, in the end "The sons of noblemen and of tradesmen met in the same classroom." (Palmer, 23) Works Cited Palmer, R. R. The Improvement of Humanity, Princeton University Press: Princeton, New Jersey, 1985. Halls, W. D. Education, Culture and Politics in Modern France, Pergamon Press, 1976.