Question

Early school reformers in the united states viewed education as

a. a setting promoting diversity and multiculturalism.
b. a place where students could argue about the value of ideas.
c. a liberating force.
d. the vehicle for "americanizing" a culturally and linguistically diverse population.

Answer 1

Schools function to socialize like Americanize, Europeanize or even Chinesize. Early American school reformers primarily those of British and Protestant backgrounds saw public education as the (letter d), implanting a sense of nationwide unity and determination and training a more capable workforce.