In conclusion, I believe that education is the foundation of society. All students can learn, although some will be more excited about it than others. Unlike Plato, I believe that most students, with a few exceptions, are on equal footing when it comes to learning. Each student will gain valuable knowledge that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. Knowledge is an absolute concept that is true for every student. Pragmatism states that public education exists to better society, and I agree with that. Education produces stronger citizens, who are willing to work and provide tax dollars. As a teacher, I hope to help my students learn more about the world around them, and to help them recognize their own potential. I hope my students learn, grow, and develop both academically and socially. As a teacher, I will behave ethically by obeying moral standards of right and wrong. In my classroom, my students will learn reading and social skills helping them to become successful, strong adults. Education benefits both the student and the community at large because the children in my class will go on to become the doctors, lawyers, and leaders of the future. Educated people will become strong and productive members if society who are more likely to succeed than to be troublemakers. By becoming a teacher, I want to help my individual students, the community, and the world.