Sociology

Mass Education, has served the people with the needed knowledge and skills necessary for living the human life. It took its forms and methods according to the society that it serves. Education is for the people. Education serves it goes with the service for economics. In this paper, the impact of education for economics will be highlighted. As years and society develops, so as the trend for educational philosophy and methods. One of the existing theory that influences mass education is Socialism. Education teaches and offers societal roles like doctor, nurse, engineer, architect, teacher, artist, etc. to address the needs of society and contribute to the economy. The graduates are expected to perform their new societal roles in contribution for nation building. In many ways, Socialism has run the philosophy of education that has shaped the minds of humans (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 125 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism )

However, Society drastically has changed recently. The growing demand for financial knowledge, intelligence, skills, and experience rises. The mass education, currently, hasnt noticed this growing phenomenon, and as we can find it now, is left behind with the growing trend in financial education. True as it is, mass education is not yet ready to accommodate the demands of wealthy parents for their fortunate children.  I have to agree with the reality that the needs of the economy are not the needs of the majority, and meeting economic needs only benefits a small class of people. I agree with the reality, that this trend does yet Im not in agreement with the idea that this trend must continue to take place (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 107 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism )

I agree that mass education lacks a lot of training programs to prepare graduates for the real workplace- the economic world. After graduation, graduates search for work, and find themselves in the business realm. Every transaction is money. But the other side is, after graduation, the wealthy kids, dont search for work. Instead, they operate work and manipulate it with their own minds. It is the Capitalism influence that still infiltrates the business core. Money is just an idea, and wealthy youth have been trained to develop that idea. This mindset has been failed to realize by cunning school directors. The world is changing. Money is the rule of system, and the so called economics. The new need of  economy is to grow more money, and the majority lack the educational training to do it. Only the financially educated individuals realize this new need and they are composed of a small percentage in society. The lack of awareness on the economic trend and how the mass education meets it, impoverishes most people. I have to agree that the mass education system is lagging behind. I am not saying that Capitalism is right, nor does socialism what I am pointing at is that students deserve to know the reality, and deal with the trends  so that they can be more effective participants in the world we live (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 114 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism ).

Who are the beneficiaries of the old mass education system  The beneficiaries are the government and the Capitalists. The government benefits from the old mass education system because it continue to teach students to be a passive economist and an active servant of the country. Precisely, the inability to act on self actualization as the prime mover of ones life, cripples the individual to obtain his maximum ability. The idea of serving and searching for a job is a sign of poverty mentality and learned financial dependence passed on for many generations by educators, who are themselves victims of the blind reality (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 132 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism )

The Capitalist benefits from the old mass education system because it keeps the graduates from applying in their companies. These graduates are willing to be workers for the longest possible time. I am not saying that being an employee is a weak financial move. I am saying that the mindset of being contended as an employee, cripples your innate nature to actualize your capabilities into full blown participant in the greater world competition (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 223 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism ).

I agree in many ways with Jamie Johnson on his message in releasing the documentary  The One Percent . The one percent of total population in the world owns the world. The rest of 99 percent serves the one percent. The ninety nine percent remains willing to be manipulated by few wealthy family conglomerates. The lack of financial education and opportunities to develop it, have caused the ninety-nine to remain in the cycle of poverty for generations. The one percent continues to be wealthy and runs in the generation of family businesses. The government can see this phenomenon. The government uses taxation to get a percentage of wealth. Yet, the wealthy innovates the trend of corporation the wealthy can shun away from the State tax, and divert it into other forms like Foundation. In this way, the rich becomes richer. The poor, unaware of what is happening, remains to be poor. It is noteworthy to comment of Milton Friedman. I can comment that he knows the dark side of keeping the rich wealthy. That is why he is uneasy on the injustices questions of Jamie Johnson. Though the rich can give a percentage of wealth to the poor, it cannot compensate for the large harm that the society made out of his ideology (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 237 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism ).

One more time,  how does mass education serves the needs of economy
Mass education now serves the economy by producing workers. Workers who are willing to take directions and orders from the wealthy corporate leaders. As painful as it is, the reality is that the school turns out to be a factory itself, cloning workers fitted for specific tasks. Nevertheless, there is still hope for education. Educators need to realize and address the growing demand for financial knowledge and training. Educators need to educate themselves and impart ways to deal with Capitalism and resolve Socialism. The two streams of thought are just ideas like money. They can be shaped and used to advance either good or bad. This reality should not be hidden from the students. Academic freedom also involves the right to know the truth and create avenues to express it. The awareness will empower the student to form sound decisions and judgments toward life. It can also help maximize ones capabilities to live a full life (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 248 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism ).

What are the needs of the economy The economy needs active and wise participants in the game. Yes, the economy is like a game, and it is contrary to the perceived notion that school is a serious task. The economy needs superb players in the field of economics who know the mechanics and skills to innovate and execute actions that are globally competitive, and can deal or even transcend rapid changing market trends (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 252 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism ).

Mass education should prepare humans to the real world. The real world involves the demanding economics. It is just about time that wealthy youth like Jamie Johnson should take an initiative to inform or advance awareness on the current one percent gap phenomenon. Economics is just an idea like money. Mass education is also an idea. Both can be fused to innovate an effective move to improve peoples lives. Capitalism needs a little bit of greed to drive the passion ablaze. This little bit of greed can be channeled out to seek ways to renew the mindset of creating equal game opportunities for more people. It is threatening, yet that is what a game is for. The challenge should inspire the wealthy to compete more (Kiyosaki and Lechterv 255 Heilbroner,  Socialism  Hooker,  Capitalism )

The wealthy beneficiary Jamie Johnson of Johnson and Johnson speaks and reveals the dilemma of imbalance. People have the option to act on the information, or remain passive. The choice is always on the people. Those who make the move to improve ones quality of life in a wise way, definitely will be wealthy-- financially, emotionally, cognitively, spiritually, and socially. Mass education is just one way to address economic issues. There are more aspects to tackle, but life, as the driver in the documentary describes, is what is inside you and what you make out of it.

I uphold life and believe that the world is longing to beseech it. Ironically, it is inside of all us, the life itself, it is eager to unfold itself. Mass education and economics along with socialism and capitalism has impacted human lives and continues to unfold for generations.