The Story of School Part 1: 1770-1890

Education was not free or public when schools were first established. Most schools were connected with religion. I assume that going to school was viewed as a privilege since poorer kids had to stay home and help with the farm or younger children. The evolution of schools from this time (average lifetime school attendance was less than 82 days) to the present is amazing. Religion is not required anymore, it is a taboo topic. Schools today tiptoe around sensitive issues, but I believe that all opinions should be represented in schools. Why is it shameful to believe in creationism instead of evolution? Another major difference between schools now is that teachers actually are trained to teach. Of course, this doesn't automatically make some of them effective teachers.