Early school reformers in the united states viewed education as

a. a setting promoting diversity and multiculturalism.

b. a place where students could argue about the value of ideas.

c. a liberating force.

d. the vehicle for "americanizing" a culturally and linguistically diverse population.

Schools function to socialize like Americanize, Europeanize or even Chinesize. Early American school reformers primarily those of British and Protestant backgrounds saw public education as the (letter d), implanting a sense of nationwide unity and determination and training a more capable workforce.