I greatly enjoyed your piece. Emerson has a great deal of wisdom to share that it pertinent to modern life. In his educational path, he rejected conformist thinking in many of his academic pursuits, which inevitably led to unleashing his passion for writing. If you have time, please read my article on Emerson and modern education. I would be interested to hear your thoughts.

https://medium.com/@wendybuchholz/the-hobgoblin-of-public-education-and-conformity-8ce7967f8911