Chapter 3 was discussed how the American educational system was put in to place in part to teach immigrants about the new American Government. Teachers would push upon these immigrants a sense of nationalism and now since the immigrants were here they had to join the army, fight and possible die like American was their homeland. Now in a way, new immigrants were being “brainwashed”? but is that ok, I mean I know today America is seen as a tolerable and accepting place for the most part but back then it was a lot different. Is it ever ok to force someone to accept something that is not theirs?
I would like to see how it would be if Webster’s idea of teaching morality in school. Morals are usually left to be taught in the home because morals are to me at least are seen as a tradition because usually each family’s personal morals tend to differ from the next. Some parents fail to relay the message to their kids of what is right and wrong. Maybe in school at an early age children will learn a general idea of what is right and wrong and then over the years to go a little more in depth morality. But would we be a more united society if everyone was taught the same morals? Could this stop some pointless fights, arguments and even deaths in the long run?
