Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc. etc.There was only one purpose for instituting public schools. They never were a good idea.
— Tenth plank of communism
The small local school-house was a net positive in its day.
The curriculum was demanding and taught basic reading and math.
Parents had control over all aspects of what was taught there.
The teacher had the authority to maintain order.
It worked.
Today—it is child abuse.