end the Dept. of "education" ?

[A Veteran]

Sure;
In article
<0091a2c2-4bb2-4150...@e2g2000vbb.googlegroups.com>,
Citizen Jimserac <jims...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 23, 8:49 am, "Mr. K" <george...@toast.net> wrote:
> >  What's the "efficiency" of Government approved Education?
> >
> > The Origin of Compulsory Schooling : Rockefeller Education Board, 1915
> >
> > The current American school system took root around the turn of the
> > century. In 1903, John D. Rockefeller founded the General Education
> > Board, which provided major funding for schools across the country and
> > was especially active in promoting the State-controlled public school
> > movement. And their goal was to produce factory workers; Remember when
> > America had factories? Another "product" of this draft was "military
> > Men"  Both reliant on obedience to an authority figures that you don't
> > challenge.. Get in line and mooooove. Now you know how sheeple are
> > groomed.
> >
> > Read More?http://www.thrivemovement.com/
> > --
> > Karma, What a concept!
>
> Essentially correct. But PLEASE, cite the one correct book whose
> author, a New York city school teacher and former teacher of the year,
> who did the historical research and produced a book of incredible
> foresight and accuracy and is of value even as a socio-political
> treatise as well as an outstanding book on how American education
> ended up in its current state: "The Underground History of American
> Education" by John Taylor Gatto. Gatto, by the way, is the person
> who coined the term "dumbing down". The entire book was placed by him
> online and can be read here:
>
> http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/
>
> Regarding THRIVE, yes yes, interesting stuff there but I at first
> thought I had landed at a video game site. A little less media and
> movies and a lot more text would be in order. Did not play all of
> it, but some good ideas there.
> What I saw was interesting but I'm always on the look out for cultist
> opportunists.
>
> Thanks
> Citizen Jimserac

Why , thank you for those thoughtful suggestions. Tell me, what do you
think of Ron Paul's elimination of the Dept. of Education?
And let's not forget "cultist opportunists" made america what it is
today.
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Karma, What a concept!