Stefan MolyneuxVerified account

Because that’s when the majority were suddenly able to read and write, taking away the advantage of the religious and the rich?

Untrue. The drive for education was always there independent of government. Literacy was driven in part by work requirements.

And as far as religion, what is the gutenburg press, the first reliable press, known for mass producing?

I remember reading years ago the USA had the highest % of public education in Western Civilization. All controlled by Govt and Teachers Unions. All schools teaching Govt mandated dogma.

Beg to differ. Public education, since it's inception in Bismark's Germany, was designed as a governmental tool of assimilation into a national identity. That worked fine - until government surrendered control to teachers' unions and left-wing Boards of Education in the 1960's/

Could not agree more. And then there’s health care.

Which are *both* connected .....

In more ways than one would think.

Yup, but I was being specific

I’m a teacher and can tell you high school students cannot debate. Only get emotional.

The greatest crime this country has ever endured was turning over the education system to the marxists.