Good on Paper The Real Origins of Public Education
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Feb 18, 2025 Agustina Paglayan, a political scientist at UC San Diego and author of "Raised to Obey," delves into the dark origins of public education. She discusses how, over 200 years ago, governments prioritized social control over democratic ideals in shaping education systems. Paglayan critiques the traditional view of education's rise, revealing its ties to elite interests and responses to unrest. She also explores the inequalities intertwined with educational access and how modern reforms often reflect political ideologies rather than genuine progress.
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Rise of State-Led Education
- State-led primary education expanded rapidly in the West over 200 years.
- This shift, starting in Prussia in 1763, involved governments taking control of education from families and churches.
Challenging Traditional Theories
- Traditional theories for the expansion of education include democratization, industrialization, interstate wars, and assimilation of immigrants.
- Augustina Paglayan challenges these theories, finding they don't align with historical timing.
Paglayan's Research
- Paglayan's research uses primary sources like laws and enrollment records from Europe and the Americas.
- This involved extensive data collection from 80 different books, dissertations, and secondary sources.