I’m aware you are talking about educational reform. However, you’re obviously looking at more than that as well. You don’t neeed a revolution to reform an educational system. Mind you, i’m not necesarily against further governmental reform, i just don’t think it’s really relevant to the initial question. Oh, and i will have fun.
Sorry to join in so late. But here’s my two cents…
The articles of confederation were established by the third continental congress in November 1777. They were ratified March of 1778. Being later found unworkable another continental congress later chucked them and established the constitution in 1787. A prime contributor to the above chucking (gotta love a line like that!) was the confederations inability to deal with Shay’s rebellion in Massachusetts. A government with the inability to keep civil order doesn’t exactly inspire public confidence.
The government of the United States can be changed, peacefully, by a constitutional convention. The assembled states can decide that the government is in need of a good going over and call the convention. At a constitutional convention all aspects of the governing document of the United States may be considered. A constitutional convention could, for example, have us join Canada (if they’d have us, we’re a rowdy bunch), become an independent monarchy, go fascist, go socialist, what have you.
There IS a peaceful alternative when it comes to changing the current US government. Cheerfully though, it requires the consent and election of delegates to the constitutional convention by the people who would then be governed by the result of the convention. Won’t keep us from doing something amazingly stupid but it should make it more difficult.
A good source for the Articles of confederation:
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_arti.html
and the general site is excellent for general knowledge and history of the constitution itself.