Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
>I think the value of schooling is not to provide a substitute for "nurturing
>parents" as many bleeding hearts tend to believe, but to wean children from
>such nurturance and create a "dry run" for the real life experience. It
>prepares children to cope with other people, many of whom are mean spirited
>whether one likes it or not, to deal with adversities that life brings
>whether one likes them or not, and to have a chance to see something bigger
>than one's own navel.
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A justification for sadism.
The best preparation a person can have to deal with "real life experiences" is a strong sense of self (which does evolve through decent parenting) and good skills, developed through direct engagement with said reality.
>If some kids learn some math, science, arts or
>literature in the process, this is an added bonus.
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That's nice.
Joanna
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