"Education" by Ralph Waldo Emerson SOAPST

The speaker of Education, Ralph Waldo Emerson, was one of America's most influential thinkers and writers. He graduated from Harvard Divinity School and formed the Transcendental Club with many other intellectuals similar to himself. The audience of the essay is everyone, specifically for whom the educational system may concern. The occasion of this essay is in the 1820's to 1830's, where learners had to undergo harsh conditions to receive an education. At the time 100 people or so would be cramped in a small single classroom taught by martinets who did not allow any creativity or self expression. The subject of this essay is to reform the educational system and how it works. He mentioned how learning through experience and allowing and guiding children to find themselves in this world was essential in the process of improving the education system. The purpose of this speech is to teach and inform people about effective ways of teaching education to students so they would enjoy learning. Incorporating real world matters into class discussions and letting students be imaginative and spontaneous with their minds was one way of achieving this. Emerson's tone throughout the essay is confident, friendly, informative, and educated. As an influential thinker his words had great meaning and impact on the people reading his works. Through his use of simple diction  he accomplished an easy read and interesting perspective which soaked into the readers' minds.