QA: Mass education was designed to quash critical thinking, argues researcher

Nov 27, 2024

Education should promote deep inquiry and individual autonomy, but often, it has been used as a vehicle for indoctrination. That's what Agustina S. Paglayan, a UC San Diego assistant professor of political science in the School of Social Sciences and the School of Global Policy and Strategy, argues in her new book, "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education."