Thursday, July 07, 2005
Another "Education" Quote
I'm really liking this book. It's pissing me off but that isn't stopping me.
The Underground History of American Education
Forced schooling was the medicine to bring the whole continental population into conformity with these plans so that it might be regarded as a "human resource" and managed as a "workforce." No more Ben Franklins or Tom Edisons could be allowed; they set a bad example. One way to manage this was to see to it that individuals were prevented from taking up their working lives until an advanced age when the ardor of youth and its insufferable self-confidence had cooled.
The Underground History of American Education
