Now, I believe both have merits and indeed they all have key elements to education, but these two are the last. Essentialism focuses too much on the idea of ​​academic intelligence and leaves out creative intelligence. If a student is not good at art they are told that it is okay and that not everyone is good, but when a student is bad at math they are told that they are not smart. Which is not necessarily an essentialist view, but rather a byproduct of the fact that essentialism is the most important form of education in our society. There is also the extremely xenophobic side of essentialism which believes that immigration is causing the erasure of our culture. However I will agree with some points, such as having high standards for students and starting from the basics and then working your way up to more complex ideas. The last one, existentialism, is the strangest and most difficult concept to implement. Although it has its positive sides, such as the idea of ​​focusing on yourself and not being distracted by the outside world. Ask students to really think about why they are here and have them use their creativity. However, subjects like math and science take a backseat to more creativity-oriented classes. I am a firm believer that there needs to be a balance between academic and creative lessons, perhaps some favoring of what students want to pursue in their careers