power: if one has knowledge, he can use it to rise above the rest of society. Information is liberating: with knowledge, one can become immersed in a wide array of information from any place and any time, giving himself a better understanding of the world around him and his place in it. Education is the premise of progress: by raising the people of a society to a higher standard, the society itself will rise as well. The yearn for knowledge is deeply ingrained within our culture. This can be understood
of an infection that is spreading across not only the nation but the world. This is the world that we raise our children in, a world consumed by technology and social media. Children no longer play pretend, they don’t spend their time outside, and they don’t want to be away from the television or smart gadget. It’s not their fault that they are like this but the image they fear they will catch when they don’t fall into uniformity. Children are often bullied or even ostracized from society if they