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Hi Dan shared in here with Your Daily link for Friday, february 8th 2000 and 19. Happy Friday. The weekend is here, coming up in the program. Thes Supreme Court rules on a state abortion case, and Americans weigh in on gun control. Also on this day in history, American colonists established and important institution of learning. And what's really important about this story is what they thought about education. I'll tell you about that. Let's get started. Page one Well, Issues which concerned the Bill of Rights and Article three of the US Constitution Leader News today and let's get started with Article three, which is about the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court blocked Louisiana from implementing abortion regulations, which could limit the availability of abortion in that state. Now the core was divided with a 5 to 4 vote. Chief Justice John Roberts broke with conservatives voting with the four liberal justices and President Trump's choice to replace Justice Kennedy Justice Brett Kavanaugh dissented with the four other conservatives. Now this story concerns the Bill of Rights and its interpretation of the right to keep and bear arms while, according to Reuters poll, which was released today most Americans say they want tougher gun laws now. This poll was released one year after the Parkman, Florida, school shooting, which took place on February 14th 2000 and 18. And if you recall 17 students and staff were killed. And on this day in history, American colonists established an important institution of learning. What did they think about education? I'll tell you that story in 30 seconds. The daily link is brought to you by freedom factor dot org's Your source for Pocket constitutions. Another mission is really simple. To unite Americans on three things. The U. 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The Boston Latin School was started in 16 35 and the age of grammar school Children was about the same as it is now. But that's where similarities end grammar school back them was preparation for college. So when colonial Children entered the institution, they had already learned how to read and write at home under the tutelage of their parents. Now these new students began to learn Latin, while the older students were studying Greek. That's tough. On 16 36 the General Court voted a large sum of money to fund a college Cambridge so that, in their words, the light of learning might not go out, nor the study of God's word parish. Two years later, the Reverend John Harvard died, leaving to the college money and his library. Therefore, the institution bore his name from that point on Harvard College. Now, Harvard curriculum included logic, rhetoric ethics, Greek, Hebrew and metaphysics. Harvard focused on biblical studies and the perpetuation of the classics. Now, in 16 47 a New England General Court decreed that every township of 50 families or more must raise taxes to maintain public schools dedicated to teaching, reading and writing. Every township having 100 families had to establish a school teaching grammar. The lessons were mainly confined to the cataclysm and the spelling book, with a young minister usually conducting a class. Now, colonists put forth great efforts to educate the Indians as well. John Elliott, a learned and enthusiastic missionary, devoted his whole life to instructing Indians in the Christian religion amid many dangers. Somebody once wrote amid many dangers and hardships, this noble man and his assistance made numerous converts among the Indians of Massachusetts and neighbouring regions. Now, in those early days, this education movement was confined to the North. Governor Berkeley of Virginia, hearing about the sinister and northern educational movements, said this. I thank God there are no free schools nor printing in Virginia, and I hope we shall not have these 100 years. Well, Berkeley didn't believe in popular government or in the education of common people because he believed that too much education breeds rebellious spirits like about that one. Education is detrimental to tyranny and Berkeley new ignorance would keep the masses in check. Well, Berkeley's days, however, of suppressing education were numbered. It was on this day, February 8th, 16 93. The College of William and Mary was founded at Williamsburg in Virginia. This, the second college of the United States, became a famous school and within its walls were trained. Some of the revolutionary leaders who many years later were to free the colonies from the growing burden of English rule. Well, Berkeley was right. Education tons breed rebellion against tyrants. Well, other colleges were established as well. Yale in 17 01 The College of New Jersey, which later became Princeton in 17 46. Franklin's Academy, which later became University of Pennsylvania in 17 51 King's College, later Columbia in 17 54 Rhode Island College. Later Brown and 17 64 Queen's College, later Rutgers and 17 66 and Dartmouth in 17 69. While education trained a generation of Americans for the momentous task of self government, as Thomas Jefferson once wrote, if a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization. It expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command. It will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these, but with the people themselves. Nor can they be safe with them without information where the press is free and every man able to read all is safe. Well, something must be made abundantly clear is we conclude the colonised did not view education the way we do today. They never confuse schooling with education. Their goal was extremely practical. To instruct their Children to perpetuate classical and biblical learning in order to make them better family men and productive citizens. Education back then was a family matter and a local matter. It was close to the home and close to the heart. Page three. You've been linked with today's and yesterday's news. Now the rest of the day is yours. You make the dues today. It's been a pleasure spending this time with you. I hope you have a great weekend. Remember this be good to one another because we're in this together
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