Our schools have been scientifically designed to prevent over-education
from happening. [...] The average American (should be) content with their
humble role in life, because they're not tempted to think about any
other role.
-- U.S. Commissioner of Education, William T. Harris, 1889
-- "The Tyranny of Government Schooling", John Gatto, 1992
from happening. [...] The average American (should be) content with their
humble role in life, because they're not tempted to think about any
other role.
-- U.S. Commissioner of Education, William T. Harris, 1889
-- "The Tyranny of Government Schooling", John Gatto, 1992
Related:
- Independent self-reliant people (would be) a counterproductive anachronism
in the collective society of the future [.
..] (where) people will be defined by their associations.... - Already the spirit of our schooling is permeated with the feeling that
every subject, every topic, every fact, every professed truth must be
submitted to a certain publicity and impartiality.
All proffered samples of learning must go to the same assay-room and be subjected to common tests.... - The following appeared in a memo from the Dean of the College of Education at Omni State University.
"Only seven of our state's high schools offer even one course in Latin, but over 80 percent of the graduates who study Latin at those seven schools enroll in college.... - The following appeared in a newsletter about education policy.
'The average annual earnings of high school dropouts are significantly less than the average annual earnings of high school graduates.... - The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Hyper-Go Toy Company.
"Last year, sales of our Fierce Fighter toy airplane declined sharply, even though the toy had been a top seller for three years.... - The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper.
"The members of the town school board should not be reelected because they are not concerned about promoting high-quality education in the arts in our local schools.... - There are three great questions which in life we have over and over
again to answe
Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly?... - The following appeared in a memo from a budget planner in Sophia County.
"Census data indicate that the number of retired couples without children who are moving into Sophia County is steadily rising... - In each city in the region of Treehaven, the majority of the money spent on government-run public school education comes from taxes that each city government collects.
The region's cities differ, however, in the value they place on public education....
