After the American Revolution(1775-1783),the founders the United Stat
[00:07.65]argued that education was essential for the prosperity and survival of the new natio
[00:14.32]Thomas Jefferson was the first American leader to suggest creating a system of free schoo
[00:20.48]for all persons that would be publicly supported through taxe
[00:25.89]In 1779 he proposed an education pla
[00:30.33]that would have supported free schooling for all children in the state of Virginia for three year
[00:36.81]The best students from this group would continue in school at pubic expense through adolescenc
[00:43.47]The most advanced of these students would go on to publicly funded college
[00:49.35]Jefferson's proposal was never performed and his idea of selecting the bes
[00:54.20]and brightest students for special advantage failed to gain widespread support.
[00:59.69]However,Jfferson's plans for universal educatio
[01:04.10]and for publicly funded schools formed the basis of education systems developed in the 19th century. |