... 1870 act was also introduced as a method to reduce crime, as crime rates of the time were extremely high. Education placed a strong emphasis on obedience towards authority. The education act was also introduced because the government was afraid that the working class were becoming revolutionary and were a threat to the stable government of the time. Education therefore also strongly discouraged deviant behaviour, as well as placing a strong emphasis on obedience to authority. One other reason that the education act was introduced was for re-socialisation. Schools reinforced manners and acceptable social behaviours into children. The final reason education was introduced was basic human rights. Some believed that everybody had the right to be educated, although this was only a small part of the reason. However, although education was available from 1870, it was neither free nor compulsory until 1880, and education was only made ...

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