[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by Indy-Guy

Amazing and here I thought it was to get the snowbirds back and forth to The Villages.

Yes! The travel industry.

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by pqrstar

This is an interesting article on the subject

Compulsory Education

Your link states that public schools were intended to be a mill for the creation of good citizens. I would add to that: A good citizen would have been someone with a work ethic and equipped with certain basic skills so as to accomplish whatever work needed to be done. At least in the beginning.

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by pqrstar

Food for thought.

Collectivism

I can't believe I actually took the time to read all of it but once I got started I couldn't stop! Great link.....I highly recommend it.