****One of the reasons the founding fathers of this great country wanted people to have an education is so that they could read the Bible.**** Jvette——#2955
****And the main reason for education in America at least, was because of the importance of being able to read Scripture.****
We agree:)
****People are less literate today than they were in the not so distant past.****
There must have been a concern about illiteracy by the founding fathers if they cared that people learn to read. Most people could not read at the time of the founding of this country.
If you are talking about the last 100 or so years, I agree.
Education in Colonial America
http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/education-in-colonial-america/
American Elementary Schools in the 1700s
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002606/1700s.html
History of education in the United States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States