It may be hard to believe that the roots of our modern education was in addressing the problem of soldiers thinking for themselves on the battlefield, but this seems that is the case. About 10 years ago I listened to a fascinating interview with John Gatto in which he described the circumstances that led up the ‘Prussian model of education’…

The Prussian Army had lost a major battle to Napoleon and the generals were called on the carpet to answer to the Prussian aristocracy. The Generals blamed their defeat on the soldiers thinking for themselves on the battlefield.

The solution proposed was to have the behavioral scientist and the military scientist get together and revise the education system to create a more obedient soldier.

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John Taylor Gatto - History of Education, Social Engineering & Indoctrination in the School System on Red Ice Radio