Jefferson continued to insist that no republic could maintain itself without extensive educational rights, so he agreed to use primary schools from the bottom. He spoke highly of the importance of education, the Republican government. 177865438+February, he proposed the planned "more general knowledge diffusion".

Jefferson's plan calls for dividing each county into "hundreds" and building a school every few hundred counties, so that all free boys and girls can participate in the play. All children can receive three years of free education, and any child can participate in private funds for a longer period of time. Students will learn reading, writing and arithmetic, and be familiar with reading books commonly used in Greece, Rome, Britain and the United States in history. One of about ten primary schools in each group.

The boy's "best and most promising genius and character" parents are very poor. If he continues his school, he will choose one grammar school to serve several counties every year. He will attend, and the tuition will be borne by the state. Parents of other qualified students will support their education and recognize grammar schools where they can teach Latin, Greek, English grammar, geography and advanced algorithms. After one year, at least one-third of promising state-funded scholars will be cut, and after two years, only one person-"the best genius and personality"-will be allowed to continue public spending in the next four years. With the proposal of the twentieth grammar school, Jefferson foresaw that "twenty days is the best choice for garbage every year". Starting from this group, in two years, every grammar school will convey the education of the most promising scholar, William and Mary College, and dress at public expense for three years. Therefore, in a systematic and twentieth grammar school, 10 "public funders" reach the top of the education pyramid every year.

Jefferson's plan has not contributed equally to universal education, but under this system, the most gifted children can get educational opportunities from any society. A "noble virtue and talent" can be learned from all walks of life. Jefferson's caring education put aside his belief that the only way to preserve the Republican government and prevent those who are despotic by political power from resorting to fo is to "ignite and get rid of it as much as possible in people's minds". At the same time, it is very important to have [his] best laws and well-managed government. These people are "born with genius and virtue" and are called "regardless of wealth, birth or other unexpected circumstances or environment" by leisure education and government services.