Here is another footnote for me to test. 2
The origin of the public school system has all but been forgotten in the Western world. We seem to be under the impression that government schools have always been and always will be. However, a quick glance into history dismantles this ignorant idea. To understand the origin of government schools, we must examine a few basic questions3:
- Who came up with the idea of government-run education?
- When was the first public school established?
- What is the goal of public education?
American citizens, specifically parents, deserve to know the answer to these simple contextual questions because, as Aristotle observed, before you can know what a thing is, you must understand what it was designed to do. So, what were the public schools designed to do?
1. Footnote test
2. It’s true this is another footnote.
3. I need to also test this footnote.