Social Science - Philosophy help with homework

Subject: In his work The Republic, Plato describes the requirements for an ideal society founded on the principles of justice, virtue, and fairness. Within this text, The Allegory of the Cave illustrates the function of philosophy as means to dispell ignorance. Do you believe that the ideas shared in this passage are relevant today? What role, if any, should philosophy play within the American educational curriculum? How would you use Plato’s allegory if you were to engage in a philosophical critique of contemporary education?   \