Liberty and Learning: The Evolution of American Education

Larry P. Arnn, the President of Hillsdale College, traces the history of education from the founding of the U.S. Office of Education (based on the Prussian system) in 1869 to the Higher Education Act of 1965 and its subsequent reauthorizations, to contemporary legislation. He connects these changes to fundamental shifts in our understanding of what education is, of the purpose and ends of government, and of what it means to be human. He offers insight into the idea of liberal education as it developed in Western civilization, marked by the confluence of biblical religion and Socratic philosophy.

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• American Heritage: A Reader
• Western Heritage: A Reader
• The Founders' Key: The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration and the Constitution and What We Risk by Losing It
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• The U.S. Constitution: A Reader
• Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)
• Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America's Progressive Elite
• Revolution: Trump, Washington and "We the People"
• Churchill's Trial: Winston Churchill and the Salvation of Free Government