Science & Education

Profound Thoughts with Revolutionary Visions

Books are better understood when viewing with its context and era in mind. Thomas Henry Huxley lives in the era of the Industrial Revolution emerging in the Great Britain, when and where the flourishing study of science fueled the growth of industry and economy. As an educator who was specialized in the study of biology and anatomy, Thomas Henry Huxley pondered deeply on how should sciences be integrated into education from elementary school to university and beyond. While focused on the dual relationship between science and education, his work had extended to topics including ethics, style of life, government, and economy. His essays were revolutionary in his era, which brought everlasting change into education not only in the UK but had set models for educational institutes worldwide wide. Many of his ideas still have great value, and should be reconsidered by educators, policy makers, and the general public in the modern era. Education has to be kept in pace with the evolution of science and industry. While the world has went from the several industrial revolutions from that of steam engine to electricity, and from information technology to the most current era of artificial intelligent, education and educators have to grow with the speed of scientific advancement and technological development. Ultimately, science and education are not ends, but means to the ends of general welfare. By asking ourselves the same questions, which Thomas Henry Huxley had asked himself and his contemporaries, and seeking for answers and optimal solutions to those questions, we should be able to lead our current era and society into greater progress and prosperity.