Are the “educated” really free, or prisoners of a modern cave created by society’s ideals? One could say that we are not liberated at all as we live our routine lives. Thus, different conceptions of freedom are possible depending on what aspect of life we are pondering. Yes, we might be “free” to think and learn as we please and that is very important, but the definition of freedom may vary tremendously depending on the context. Nonetheless, freedom should be more encouraged within our modern education system. Secondary students are pumped through a system with set courses and curriculum…