The Government's War on Real Education, Part 1: What is the War on Real Education?

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In Part 1 of the Government's War on Real Education, I discuss the changes in the mission of the primary and secondary educational institutions in the United States and the history behind the changes, as well as how these changes have affected the students' high school completion rate over the last 50+ years.

Today's episode, The Government's War on Real Education, Part 1: What is the War on Real Education and Why Haven’t I heard about it? is pretty data-heavy, so bear with me and we will make sense of it all together.

In Part 1 of this amazingly informative mini-series I present you with a wide variety of topics pertaining to how this war on real, or classical, education started.

Topics for this episode include:
1. Defining what a REAL education is.
2. Defining/describing what the war on real education is.
3. The effects this war has had on American education since the start in the late 1800s
4. Looking at how the end goal of primary and secondary education has changed.
5. Examining the profit motive of postsecondary institutions in lobbying for bills that go against the best interests of our nation’s children.
6. Break down government numbers in regards to graduation and dropout rates.
7. What is a "Real Education"?
I define a Real Education as a Classical Education that teaches the basics of reading, writing, math, and civics to all citizens of a given country.

In addition to the 4 basic disciplines, the students are also taught HOW to learn and HOW to think.

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