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Because back then, it entirely depended on who your family was to determine the level of education someone got. If you were born into a rich family, congratulat
by st3v3r 10y ago
Because back then, it entirely depended on who your family was to determine the level of education someone got. If you were born into a rich family, congratulations. If you were born into a poor family, you're lucky if you get taught how to read and write.
You can argue all you want about current school systems, but I think we can all agree that it's far, far, far better that everyone receive a baseline level of education, regardless of family background, than the way things were before.
- TrevorJ 10y agoI think your viewpoint here is perhaps the most logical. Public education should be a safety net to ensure that everyone has access to at least a basic level of education in much the same way that medicare ostensibly ensures that no one falls below a basic level of access to health care. This view of education, however, is not reflected either socially or in legislative reality when it comes to America education in general.
- st3v3r 10y agoI completely disagree.