Seems apropos to mention the works of John Taylor Gatto on the origin of the American public school system and in particular its motivation: social control of t

Seems apropos to mention the works of John Taylor Gatto on the origin of the American public school system and in particular its motivation: social control of the lower classes by the elite of the country. You can find interviews on the web. He was teacher of the year in New York (both city and state) before he retired in disgust at what was being done to young people's minds with the current "schooling" system -- training in regurgitating canned answers, not in critical or original thought -- and then only on approved topics. Why is ignorance of the dollar creation system so widespread if we truly have an educated country -- for example.