Our education system began with the purpose of teaching children to read the Bible in Latin,Greek, and oftentimes in Hebrew—Entering College— or the University they were required to know Greek enough to translate some of the classical ,secular works—and/or the Bible. The purpose was to train up men as capable of leading a church as a business.
the idea of teaching mans duty to God —and to their fellow man was written in their charters and goals-and students expected to be able to give a ready defense at any time.
The twice passed Northwest Ordinance did not separate nor discriminate against Religion,Morality,or Knowledge but declared all three necessary to good government,and the happiness of mankind.None of this I learned when a ward of the public school system.However much time God gives me to
speak—I will speak Until we the American people start talking to each other and determine we will NO longer be silent—the enemy will win in America.I pray for anew awakening -and that God will find me a worthy voice to speak HIS Gospel.
While there were examples of public education in early American, I suspect that Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers, when it came to education, had in mind their **own** educational experiences: home, tutoring, dame schools, small one room schools organized by parents, small home based academies for final preparation for college, apprenticeships or college for young teens.
The progressive, Horace Mann, Prussian-style, modern system of government schools did not come about until the mid-1800s to the early 1900s.
Our Founding Fathers would be horrified to see our modern collectivist government schools.