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Knowing what one reads is very important, otherwise they can go through a whole book without knowing what is going on. One way to understand the context of a written piece is by know the SOAPST. Education the type of text that needs to be understood. The speaker of Education is Ralp Waldo Emerson who is a full time poet, essay write, and lecturer. The occasion of this writing is 1820s-1830s. This book was written long ago, but Emerson wanted his writing to be viewed by a wide audience. He successfully was able to reach large numbers of audience by writing this book in modern English. The sole purpose of Emerson's essay was to inform and reform. He wanted his audience to see how schools teach  and treat their student body. This essay was teaching the people how schools should be with education. Emerson felt that the education of that time was bad, this is the subject of his text. Emerson is writing his book with much confidence in his tone, but makes sure to criticize in a kind manor. Emerson wanted the education system to change, for the students were not and in some cases are still not being educated well. Education is a work in progress, maybe years from now the education will be closer to what Emerson desired so greatly.