Raised to Obey

""Phenomenal.""---Alice Evans, Rocking Our Priors ""A tour de force. It takes a lot of work—and even more courage—to challenge the dominant theories in your field. . . . That’s precisely what Paglayan has done. Analyzing an astonishing array of sources from Europe and the Americas. . . . Paglayan shows that the vast majority of school systems predated democratization and industrialization, and they more commonly flourished to suppress dissent at home than to rally people against a foreign enemy.""---Jonathan Zimmerman, Education Next ""Raised to Obey encourages readers to rethink conventional explanations about the origins of primary education. The book offers compelling evidence of how primary education has been utilized by the state as a tool of control. While the arguments presented by Paglayan may initially seem unsettling, she provides valuable insights that can guide the creation of more meaningful education policies in the future— insights that should not be ignored. I highly recommend Raised to Obey to anyone interested in education and state-building - it will most likely change the way you think about both things!""---Xenia Heiberg Heurlin, Weekendavisen ""A fresh perspective. . . . [Raised to Obey] has opened my eyes to how governments shape these systems and reminded me of the importance of staying critical and vigilant about educational policies. . . . While we may not be able to change the system on our own, we can still guide the younger generation around us. By teaching them to think independently and encouraging them to become active and caring members of society, we can help build a future that values growth over control.""---Sekar Sedya, Sekar Writes ""Raised to Obey is now the new standard in global educational history.""---Thomas Fallace, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences