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S0067 · benjamin_rush_1786_thoughts_on_education · registry identity

Thoughts upon the Mode of Education

Rush · 1786
historical record independent4 occurrences across 3 books · load 12
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P24 — Public authority — the state, not the individual school, teacher, or child — should specify a common grade-by-grade sequence of topics oc…
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2010 · The Making of Americans
Benjamin Rush's 1786 essay 'Thoughts upon the Mode of Education Proper in a Republic' arguing for homogeneity through schooling.
direct Creating a homogeneous mass of people through education facilitates uniform and peaceable government.
ch 1 · historical_example · the-making-of-americans:ch1_E31
Warrant (explicit): A population that shares the same mental framework through a uniform education is more easily governed and less prone to civil unrest.
could fail ifA homogeneous population might actually be more prone to totalizing ideological shifts or collective radicalization compared to a pluralistic society.
Benjamin Rush's essay advocating for a common elementary curriculum to create 'republican machines.'
related Common schooling is the only method to create the virtuous, civic-minded citizens necessary for the American experiment.
ch 1 · historical_example · the-making-of-americans:ch1_E7
2020 · How to Educate a Citizen
Benjamin Rush's early essay on American education advocating for a common curriculum to create 'republican machines.'
direct Benjamin Rush advocated for a common elementary curriculum for all to create active and purposeful citizens.
ch 7 · historical_example · how-to-educate-a-citizen:ch7_E4
Warrant (explicit): Standardizing the intellectual inputs of a population during their formative years will reliably produce a predictable and uniform type of adult citizen.
could fail ifChildren may resist ideological indoctrination or interpret the same curriculum through wildly different familial and regional lenses, preventing the intended uniformity.
2022 · American Ethnicity
Benjamin Rush's 1789 proposal for education in a republic emphasizing state allegiance.
direct Students in a republic should be taught that they are public property and belong to the state rather than themselves.
ch 2 · historical_example · ae:ch2_E23
Warrant (implicit): Educational philosophies proposed during the founding of a republic represent the appropriate normative goals for students within that political system.
could fail ifThe civic requirements of 1789 may conflict with modern liberal democratic values regarding individual autonomy and parental rights over the state's interest.
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  • Benjamin Rush (1789)
  • Benjamin Rush, 'Thoughts upon the Mode of Education Proper in a Republic' (1786)