John Taylor Gatto has been probing the origins of the American school system, and concluding that it was designed largely for social control. 1991 New York State Teacher of the Year, he's written several books on the topic. From Public School Nightmare:
By 1889, a little more than 100 years ago, the crop was ready for harvest. It that year the US Commissioner of Education, William Torrey Harris, assured a railroad magnate, Collis Huntington, that American schools were "scientifically designed" to prevent "over-education" from happening. The average American would be content with his humble role in life, said the commissioner, because he would not be tempted to think about any other role. My guess is that Harris meant he would not be able to think about any other role.
Is there anything BUT Oligarchic Progressivism? When will the left in America learn that they are the only people on earth who hate the free market.
Posted by: Octavia Dominguez | September 26, 2010 at 15:04