In Education Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 2 Seduction, by definition, is hard to discern in the beginning.
Seducers are always attractive in some way, that is how they get their foot in the door.
Only the very wary or the very wise will recognize a seducer immediately. Looking backwards however, is much easier to see the seduction in action. In order for this to work the system needed students. Realize that at this time in history nearly all children attended private schools. Since the Protestants thought they were in control of the public school system nearly all of them were willing to close their own parochial schools leaving the population with only one choice in education.