Dialectics: Education and Freedom

Education and Freedom seem to be at first two completely opposing ideas. Modern education, at times, seems to do nothing but suppress freedom, and freedom can only be obtained in small doses between school and homework (and the occasional liberated class). In theory, freedom comes in that bright future which I have heard so much about... a distant promise. They are in a constant struggle, reality and hopefulness, practicality and dreams. In some ways though, they can aid in the fruition of each other. Education can lead to intellectual freedom presently. With knowledge comes intelligent thought, and that is a form of freedom... freedom to think in the best way that we can. Freedom to have opinions and different thoughts comes partially from education. When the time of liberty comes in a place where freedom is scare, education prospers as well. When freedom is suppressed, education is censored and suppressed. They walk hand in hand at those times, and if one is pulled one way, the other must follow shortly. Education now, can also lead to a better life later, a greater freedom of choice and happiness later. Although we may be unhappy in our fictitious cages now, prospering in them leads to a larger pasture later.