The Myth that Americans Were Poorly Educated before Mass Government Schooling

Very recommendable! That the American citizens allowed government to almost monopolize the education of their children has been a terrible mistake for over 120 years or more! The Founders are spinning in their graves!

The situation in Western European countries is not better!

The Myth that Americans Were Poorly Educated before Mass Government Schooling - Foundation for Economic Education: When I think of the many ways that government deceives us into its embrace, one in particular really stands out: It seeks to convince us how helpless we would be without it. It tells us we can’t do this, we can’t do that, that government possesses magical powers beyond those of mere mortals and that yes, we’d be dumb as dirt and as destitute as drifters if we didn’t put it in charge of one thing or another.