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Source link: http://blog.mises.org/7448/the-theory-of-education-in-the-united-states/
The Theory of Education in the United States
November 16, 2007
by
B.K. Marcus
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Introduction: Education vs Training
Dissatisfaction with American “Education”
Tinkering with the Mechanics of Education
The Educational Theory of Equality and Democracy
The Literate Citizen
Classical Education
Training, Diluted Science, and Big Numbers
Drugstore Education
The Great Tradition
Sound Theory and a Reasonable Precision in Nomenclature
But What of the Educable?
Gresham’s Law
Vested Interest in Bad Theory
Conclusion and Reassurance