After reading “A Talk to Teachers” what I got from it was that Baldwin develops the idea that “the purpose of education” is to develop one’s “ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions, to say to himself this is black or this is white, to decide for himself whether there is a God in heaven or not.” Baldwin shows the importance of a person’s being encouraged to question and think critically about society rather than to “simply obey the rules of society.” That goes with what he said”the world is larger” Baldwin believed there is more to the world , that it’s ok to question it’s what a student gets educated from.  Baldwin teaches about racism that I myself didn’t know that Children become aware of racism at school, then to unequal treatment as they grow into adulthood. Many people have emotions when it comes to racism it’s not fair people have Togo through this because its “Part of society”. Baldwin warns that the “energy” of this anger will be released in destructive ways if it is not addressed by American society. While reading he states that the entire purpose of education is to “create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions, to say to himself this is black or this is white, to decide for himself whether there is a God in heaven or not.” Baldwin considers the ability to think for oneself central to humanity. Society needs citizens who will obey its rules, and for many the purpose of education is to teach this obedience. Baldwin argues that this is a misguided  because societies need free thinking, change to thrive. Then he says that education can best impact American society by teaching its young people not to merely follow the rules but to value, trust, and act on how they truly experience and understand life.
