The Academy runs the education system. Children are very curious by nature. Curiosity can be useful for bringing out new ideas, but a society that has much to hide is wary of those who are curious. The Academy cannot afford the risk that children pose with questions, so they must infiltrate the education system to control the learning process. The Academy is a corps of robots that “teach young people the set of stories rooted in culture, thus creating cultural continuity between generations” (Forest 18). The myth continues for generations because the same story is told to all citizens and new children. Young children are impressionable, especially if they have no reason to doubt the person telling the story. The Academy has complete control over the education system and, therefore, controls the creation story that is taught. All students and citizens believe the myth to be an undeniable truth, yet it is a false story to help the Academy rule the world.