An idea from On Liberty

The state should require every child to be educated, fining a parent whose child can’t pass a reading test. It shouldn’t run the schools, since state schooling presses everyone into one mold. Yearly exams can test facts, never which side of a dispute you’re on.

From On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

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