Question

Thomas Jefferson believed that a country that wished to remain free had to provide an education for the people schools should be supported by the wealthy schools should be supported by parents the curriculum should emphasize the "ornamental"

Answer 1

Correct answer is (A) a country that wished to remain free had to provide an educatio for the people

and (C) schools should be supported by parents

Jefferson understood that freedom depends on self-government: the cultivation of self-reliance, courage, responsibility, and moderation. Education contributes to both the knowledge and virtues that form a self-governing citizen.

While Jefferson supported the idea of public education, he would not have placed schools under government supervision. Instead, he argued for the placement of “each school at once under the care of those most interested in its conduct, that are the parents of the children studying in the schools.

He argued for "empowering parents with control over dollars, instead of increasing the amount spent on schools, will improve educational outcomes."