Machiavelli describes in the very first lines of his book, "The Prince" the most fundamental forms of government which are two: republics, or principalities. Machiavelli put it "All states, all powers, that have held and hold rule over men have been and are either republics or principalities." Every form of Government falls into these two categories, that is either everyman has dominion over his own, or, One man has dominion over all others. No matter the claims of the system, if one power controls all others, then that power is a prince, and his subordinates constitute his principality. Whereas if the common wealth maintains private sovereignty, then that order is always republican.
While Machiavelli gives many instructions on how "[principalities] are to be ruled and preserved," one thing he did not address (partially due to it's nonexistence) is institutionalized education, which, properly used can cement an aspiring prince to his throne, and secure his principality. Machiavelli, if exposed to public education, or more precisely, "state education," would, undoubtably see it immediately as the tool of it's mater; the state and the prince.
This thesis may sound absurd, perhaps, because the public schools are not controlled by neither legislature nor president; but rather by local school boards, which unlike a remote tyrant, can be monitored and censored. True as this may be, one must look past the system, and examine it's core, i.e. Does public education fundamentally support the prince or the republic?
Public education, innately implants in the pupil an appetite for serfdom. Classroom education, and especially public education removes sovereignty from the student and parents, and gives it to a teacher, who then designs a rigged based on the lowest common denominator of the teachers class. Furthermore, the teacher in order to maintain his position, must have something to show, be that test scores or good jobs. Comically enough, both test scores and jobs cultivate a slavish student, dependent on his masters for good education, good teachers, good test scores, good jobs, good money, and a life of easy bondage.
Only on the rarest occasion does a student in our public schools, reject the institution and make his own way, teaching himself and creating his own opportunities and business, and learn to be republican, rich, free, courageous, and glorious.
While Machiavelli gives many instructions on how "[principalities] are to be ruled and preserved," one thing he did not address (partially due to it's nonexistence) is institutionalized education, which, properly used can cement an aspiring prince to his throne, and secure his principality. Machiavelli, if exposed to public education, or more precisely, "state education," would, undoubtably see it immediately as the tool of it's mater; the state and the prince.
This thesis may sound absurd, perhaps, because the public schools are not controlled by neither legislature nor president; but rather by local school boards, which unlike a remote tyrant, can be monitored and censored. True as this may be, one must look past the system, and examine it's core, i.e. Does public education fundamentally support the prince or the republic?
Public education, innately implants in the pupil an appetite for serfdom. Classroom education, and especially public education removes sovereignty from the student and parents, and gives it to a teacher, who then designs a rigged based on the lowest common denominator of the teachers class. Furthermore, the teacher in order to maintain his position, must have something to show, be that test scores or good jobs. Comically enough, both test scores and jobs cultivate a slavish student, dependent on his masters for good education, good teachers, good test scores, good jobs, good money, and a life of easy bondage.
Only on the rarest occasion does a student in our public schools, reject the institution and make his own way, teaching himself and creating his own opportunities and business, and learn to be republican, rich, free, courageous, and glorious.
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