This idea has been around since the creation of public schooling in Prussia in the late 18th century-- which the American system is based off of. Created to ben

This idea has been around since the creation of public schooling in Prussia in the late 18th century-- which the American system is based off of. Created to benefit the nationstate, not the individual. "I don't want a nation of thinkers, I want a nation of workers" - John D. Rockefeller, who funded much of the beginnings of our public edu system including the General Education Board