Continually, when studying the leaders of American education and the American republic, it was obvious that one theme seemed to repeat itself: Education for the purpose of preserving liberty and the republic. These beliefs were born out of the enlightenment ideas of liberty, happiness, and freedom.
The Enlightenment was a time when people were questioning political philosophy, religion, and the status quo. This caused Americans to recognize when they were being taken advantage of by the British government across the Atlantic. They fought for their independence and wanted so desperately to preserve it. Education was one way in which American citizens could preserve the new nation that these men had fought for.
Thomas Jefferson feared the ignorance
The Enlightenment was a time when people were questioning political philosophy, religion, and the status quo. This caused Americans to recognize when they were being taken advantage of by the British government across the Atlantic. They fought for their independence and wanted so desperately to preserve it. Education was one way in which American citizens could preserve the new nation that these men had fought for.
Thomas Jefferson feared the ignorance