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Originally Posted by garinda
Ninety odd years ago, because of the reforms in the education system, a formal education was an entitlement for all, regardless of background. Even though children weren't educated for as many years as today, they were more literate. Everything from their copperplate handwriting, to their encyclopedic knowledge of the world testifies to this.
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No arguement from me on this , places like the Mechanics Institute and the Labour sponsored WEA did great things in education which are missing today
Think one difference from 'yesterday' to 'today' is that in the past people saw an education as a step up , if only from 'loom-sweeper' to 'tackler' , there was no sense of entitlement .