> The question we need to ask about education: > What are we trying to produce? K-12 education as we know it today was first mandated/implemented by the King

> The question we need to ask about education: > What are we trying to produce? K-12 education as we know it today was first mandated/implemented by the King of Prussia in the 1860's to jump into the Industrial Revolution. We sent envoys to study and copy his schools. He sought 3 products: Compliant citizens, efficent factory workers, and obedient soldiers. We in the US have added a 4th purpose: free day care so both parents can be productive workers. Can't separate the tree from the seed. Talk of "reform" needs to remember origins.