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I also find it interesting that Benjamin Rush believes that the "only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in RELIGION". I think that this paper gives an interesting view of the education system when it first began. We take for granted the idea of separation of church and state and It makes me wonder what our education system would be like today if we did not have separation of church and state. -- Katie Mauro | I also find it interesting that Benjamin Rush believes that the "only foundation for a useful education in a republic is to be laid in RELIGION". I think that this paper gives an interesting view of the education system when it first began. We take for granted the idea of separation of church and state and It makes me wonder what our education system would be like today if we did not have separation of church and state. -- Katie Mauro | ||
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| + | In class the other day, we talked about how the idea of public education for men also led to a discussion of educating women so they could teach their sons about how to be good citizens under the new form of government. Therefore, I found it interesting to see that Rush advocated this idea at the end of his document. He seemed very adament about the necessity of educating women in order to better educate men. This idea showed that women really did have a prominent political role in society. -Iris Onks | ||
== Richard Allen Founds the AME Church, 1833 == | == Richard Allen Founds the AME Church, 1833 == | ||
