An Analysis of Thomas Jefferson’s Views on Education (678 words, 2 pages)
Jefferson About Education Thomas Jefferson believed that universal education would have to precedeuniversal suffrage. The ignorant, he argued, were incapable of self-government.But he had profound faith in the reasonableness and teachableness of the massesand in their collective wisdom when taught. He believed that the schools shouldteach reading, writing, and arithmetic. ...
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