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Whatever An Education Is, It Should Make You A Unique Individual, Not A Conformist; It Should Furnish You With An Original Spirit With Which To Tackle The Big Challenges. It Should Allow You To Find Values Which Will Be Your Road Map Through Life; It Should Make You Spiritually Rich, A Person Who Loves Whatever You Are Doing, Wherever You Are, Whomever You Are With; It Should Teach You What Is Important, How To Live And How To Die.

Schools Were Designed By Horace Mann And Barnard Sears And Harper Of The University Of Chicago And Thorndyke Of Columbia Teachers College And Some Other Men To Be Instruments Of The Scientific Management Of A Mass Population. Schools Are Intended To Produce Through The Application Of Formulae, Formulaic Human Beings Whose Behavior Can Be Predicted And Controlled.

It's Been A Horrifying Academic Secret For Decades That The Children Who Walk Away With The Highest Formal Honors, The Valedictorians And National Merit Scholars, Have A Horrendous Performance Record In Later Life.

Our Cultural Dilemma Has Nothing To Do With Children Who Don't Read Very Well. It Lies Instead In The Difficulty Of Finding A Way To Restore Meaning And Purpose To Modern Life.

Child Labor Becomes A Label Of Condemnation In Spite Of Its Ancient Function As The Quickest, Most Reliable Way To Human Independence