Humboldt's Ghost, Pt 1: Origins of our 200 year-old public education system

<p>Two hundred years ago, Wilhelm von Humboldt created the public education system as we know it today. At the heart of his philosophy of education was the concept of Bildung — reaching one's inner potential. Yet over the years, as his public education system was adopted, Bildung may well have been the critical piece left out.<em> *This is part one of a two-part series.</em></p>