An elementary school in Hartford, Connecticut, described by nonfiction writer and educator Jonathan Kozol, had adapted a curriculum, requiring educators to closely supervise students. The curriculum imposed on students was based on mission statements centered on principles intended to “develop productive citizens” and enable “successful global competition” (Kozol 212). Teachers at this school were told to instruct students with hand signals in their classrooms, using those visual cues to move things whenever they felt necessary. One woman opposed to this regime stated that “[she] can do it with [her] dog” (Kozol 212). Since compulsory education forms the basis of students who could receive higher education, the curriculum will certainly influence the quality of student work in higher education. Capitalism creates a highly competitive society that drives higher education to be “efficient” and produces passive students who simply adapt to the world as it is. Some believe that capitalism distorts the basis of higher education: “learning for learning's sake.” This idea of ​​learning as an end in itself originates in medieval Europe and manifests itself in that period in the relationship between teachers and students. Universities didn't have many actual buildings. Rather, university foundations were more focused on academic spaces and relationships and were established on a voluntary basis. These institutions were independent of any authority; In the past, only people's genuine desire to learn ran universities. The students did not simply digest knowledge towards a single economic end unlike some students today, but instead gained expertise in critical thinking from their mentor. Spontaneity is “lea… middle of paper… in a public research university: a crossover model.” Higher Education Research 51.8 (2010): 701-723. Premier of academic research. Network. 5 December 2013Mangu-Ward, Katherine. “Education for profit”. Reason 40.3 (2008): 39-45. SIRS problem researcher. Network. November 24, 2013. United States. Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences-National Center for Education Statistics. "Registration." Quick facts. Department of Education, 2012. Web. December 5, 2013. United States. Social security institution. “Average and Median Amounts of Net Compensation.” Measures of central tendency for salary data. Social Security Institute, 2012. Web. December 5, 2013. Willie, Matt. “Taxation and Tuition: A Legislative Solution to the Growing Endowments and Escalating Costs of a College Degree.” Brigham Young University Law Review 2012.5 (2012): 1665-1704. Premier of academic research. Network. December 5, 2013.