Render the common population manageable and to train the next generation into subservience to the state

This phrase is from John Taylor Gatto Dumbing Us Down. See http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/historytour/history1.htm and
http://4brevard.com/choice/Public_Education.htm


For a general discussion thread as to whether education is indoctrination:

http://www.amazon.com/tag/education/forum/ref=cm_cd_dp_rt_tft_tp?%5Fencoding=UTF8&cdForum=Fx2YA0LJ92ZIFKB&cdThread=Tx2FO03481BNH8A