How was education related to religion?

Answer 1

In Colonial America, education was closely related to, even directed by, religion simply because the Colonists were on the whole religious. Devoutly committed to their faith, the Colonists saw it as their God-given responsibility to raise their youth in the ways of faith; thus, their educational efforts were quite often explicitly religious.

Answer 2

Education was important for several reasons, and both had to do with religion. The Puritans were extremely religious, and they wanted their children to be able to read and understand The Bible. Also, education was important to prepare Puritan men for becoming Christian ministers, a very important job in a society where religion was such a dominant factor. And if children were to be taught how to read and write, that meant there needed to be good teachers, so education was important in order to train the next generation of teachers.

Answer 3

it was so everyone would have the ability to read the bible