Charles Babbage Quotes
A young man passes from our public schools to the universities, ignorant almost of the elements of every branch of useful knowledge.
In many eras in many countries, there have been major complaints about the quality of the pre-college education. This statement is typical of many made in 2010 America about the public schools. The term “public schools” in Engand refers to what we call private schools. In 1830, there were few pubic schools in the American sense of free, government operated schools.
Charles Babbage, 1792-1871, English Mathematician & Computer Designer, Reflections on the Decline of Science in England and on Some of its Causes, 1830
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This was his explanation of why so many school board bond issues are voted down. Others point out that this happens in communities where faith has not been lost but the citizens simply do not think the community can afford the expense or the effect on the community’s credit rating.
Hobson, like Mark Twain in America, was a major critic of imperialism.
On a visit to England, Fillmore was offered an honorary degree from Oxford University whose diplomas were always in Latin. He declined.
Badillo critics observe that the parochial schools have one huge advantage over the public shools. Then can select their students both before admission or after by expelling students. Public schools have very little flexibility and freedom to control their own student bodies.
Oliver was a right wing, racist, fanatic and extremist. His quotations are interesting because he often said in public what many right wing extremists only said in private. Paranoia and conspiracy theories were common with the extremists, then as now. In this case, they actually believed that Communists had infiltrated and taken over the 30,000 different school districts in the United States.
Charles Babbage KH FRS was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
