Journal # 19 Mandatory school?

In modern times, nothing is more valuable than a good education. We can no longer count on have and comfortable without knowledge. In order to allow every person to have a comfortable life, school should be mandatory, as it allows the nation to form productive individuals that are more than just dead weight in the shoulders of educated people. If school wasn't mandatory, most parents wouldn't sent their kids to school, and since most children are not self-motivated, the wouldn't go to school because they decide it themselves, making a continuous cycle that would stall the nation. If school wasn't mandatory, we would live in a world similar to the one that existed in the XVIII century, with technology that is bad for the planet and for the people. I believe we'd be in that kind of state because newer technology requires more careful research, which wouldn't be possible without an education system. Up to the XVIII century, technology was found with experiments, and up to the XIX century we slowly gained more knowledge thanks to individuals that educated themselves and didn't need someone to teach them. If education wasn't mandatory, we'd still live in a world where we'd believe the cause of diseases are demons, and that any disease can be cured by purging and bleeding.