John F. Kennedy once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Press enter or click to view image in full size Image of Bing free to use and share: https://sl.bing.net/f25oDrbmYj6 Our Early Education System (Circa 1800) When things started out in the early 1800s — or was it in the late 1700s? — education was much broader and more helpful than it is today. F IRST, There was of course the basics: reading, writing and arithmetic. But they were taught more thoroughly then than they are now. Learning didn’t end when the school bell rang at the end of classes. Parents then took over and continued their children’s education at home so they learned how to better apply what they had learned academically. Schooling was viewed very conscientiously as very necessary. S ECOND, America viewed its existence as unique in the world. Most other countries didn’t even approach what we had here in the form of opportunities, choices, development and advancement.…