The article discusses the historical view of public education, emphasizing the arguments of Agustina Paglayan, a political scientist who contends in her book that the spread of mass education was driven primarily by the state’s desire to control citizens rather than democratic ideals. This idea is explored in the context of ongoing political debates over school curricula. Paglayan critiques the notion that education serves purely as a means of social mobility by highlighting its role in teaching obedience and respect for authority from a young age.
The expansion of primary education in the West was driven not by democratic ideals, but by the state's desire to control citizens.
Paglayan argues that education teaches children at a young age that it's good to respect rules and authority.
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