Interesting point. "Education" can be propaganda. It can also focus on specific technical skills (e.g. the three R's). Does it necessarily lead to tolerance?
I think education that enables people to create new skills - to explore, test, discover - necessarily encourages a questioning mindset (I wonder why it's like this... is there a better way?); an appreciation of diverse perspectives (an outside insight can lead to the solution); humility (noticing that you don't know). All these may lead to tolerance. Though, it's easy for even the best of us to lose sight of these.
You can avoid this by teaching only specific technical skills - but this means you are dependent on others doing the creating. Mind you, this area of the world (the fertile crescent) was first with the fundamental new skills underlying civilization.
I think education that enables people to create new skills - to explore, test, discover - necessarily encourages a questioning mindset (I wonder why it's like this... is there a better way?); an appreciation of diverse perspectives (an outside insight can lead to the solution); humility (noticing that you don't know). All these may lead to tolerance. Though, it's easy for even the best of us to lose sight of these.
You can avoid this by teaching only specific technical skills - but this means you are dependent on others doing the creating. Mind you, this area of the world (the fertile crescent) was first with the fundamental new skills underlying civilization.