[Theophilus]

The leaders of the Public School movement were, for the most part, humanists

It would be nice to see a confirmation of that.

With the exception of Washington, this little list lifted from PBS is a humanist Hall Of Shame for social(ist) engineers & idealouges

Public education today is a product of more than a century of reform and revision. In each era, visionary individuals have taken the lead and transformed the system to meet their ideals. Below are some of the women and men who have shaped our experience of school. Click on an image to see their story.

[TopQuark]

Thanks for the pointer.

I read the article on Mann, as you recommended. What specific socialist or "humanist" measures did he take to qualify his as a shameful character?

[tdadams]

I'd like to know how or why you consider E.D. Hirsch a "humanist" or "socialst engineer & ideologue".