Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, bitter for sweet
I read Cathy O'Brien's memoir which made claims-Supposedly the decline in education was, at least partially planned, possibly by puppet masters of Reagan and Gov Sununu -just a partial guess, though.
Jesus follower, retired home educator and English teacher; currently providing English reading and writing lessons online
And even decades before that. Horace Mann, John Dewey, Rickefellers.
And many before the ones you named!
Like, how many centuries have there been, of wicked leaders?
The important thing is that we may be in the war to end all wars - the final good versus evil war.