How do you define a nation? By the knowledge its youth have.
How do you control a nation? By taking the knowledge away and making puppets.

I was for many years a primary school teacher and in that years I saw how the system was broken down from a academic to a vocational system - yes it had its pros and cons, but like in universities, everything is broken down and all difficult stuff is eliminated from the system. We're having a basic work controlled study environment. You learn a trade and that is that and when the university/school/training institution want to be better you instigate riots and protests against the person who wants better. This is academic assassination like you get economic assassination.
Take away reasoning and knowledge and you have mindless controlled crowd - where do you start : at primary level and Universities were stage 3 of the invasion to eliminate all academical material and academics who can ask questions.
TO know more investigate the Zeitgeist movement. Keep the knowledge, keep the truth!
Peace out.