The Purpose of Mass Public Education

Looking back at history and our country's founders we find that free public education was considered a vital part of establishing a properly functioning democracy.

People cannot vote intelligently if they have no idea about the constitution or how the government works. A knowledge of history is useful too. Maybe some philosophy. Certainly being skillful in reading is essential.

We have lost our way. Public Education has become all about science, math, and getting wealthy/greed. As individuals or as our country against other countries.

Many schools no longer even teach civics; at any level. So a kid can graduate from high school and college as well and still be outrageously incompetent as a voter.

A couple of Robert A. Heinlein quotes:

“Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think so.”

“Secrecy is the beginning of tyranny.”

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