Schools = Forced Government Indoctrination Camps (by Eric Dubay)

Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-323xqFYnFg

The video "Schools = Forced Government Indoctrination Camps" argues that the American public education system was systematically transformed from a voluntary, community-based model into a compulsory, centralized structure designed for social control and indoctrination.

The video outlines the following points:

Historical Shift: Before 1852, American education was largely local, featuring one-room schoolhouses with voluntary attendance. Between 1852 and 1918, compulsory schooling laws were incrementally introduced by the government, often against public opposition, to remove children from their families' influence and place them under the state's tutelage.

The Indoctrination Agenda: Influential figures and powerful philanthropic organizations, such as the Rockefeller General Education Board (GEB), the Carnegie Corporation, and the NEA, are accused of funding and steering this transformation. Their alleged goal was to implement a system that molds people into docile, obedient masses who support social collectivism (socialism/fascism) and a world order, rather than fostering individual liberty and critical thinking.

Methods of Control: The educational system adopted measures intended to destroy individual free will and create standardized citizens. This included replacing the successful practice of mixed-age schoolhouses with scientifically age-graded classrooms, promoting philosophies like outcome-based education (OBE), and focusing on behavioral psychology models like B.F. Skinner’s operant conditioning. The video claims that modern schooling suppresses creativity, undermines parental influence, and discourages "big picture" understanding by forcing students to memorize trivial information for standardized tests.

The Result: The video asserts that this process has led to the "deliberate dumbing down of America," evidenced by a significant drop in literacy rates since the 19th century. Ultimately, the system is viewed as a means to prepare an uneducated workforce for job specialization and a clientele for consumerism, ensuring citizens remain unquestioning and easily managed by the government and corporations.

The central thesis, supported by quotes from educators, philosophers, and critics, is that the public school system functions as an engine for the totalitarian state, aimed at producing conformity and dependency rather than enlightened, independent individuals.