The family is the primary source of a child's emotional life/future so in some ways it is better to outsource education to a larger theater if the family is abusive or dysfunctional to attain some balance. Additionally, all the learning, quickness of mind, readiness of intellect and talent have to be fostered and nurtured lest they spoil or die on the vine though sometimes this can be turned to profit...depending. A major goal of parenting is to turn out self- sufficient young adults- whether a cub or human; humans have been granted a long period of time in which to raise their young- our Designer was more clever and wise than we acknowledge! Conversely, I see families who live in generational proximity who slog through the years with a grumble and the young unwilling or unable to give up dependency upon their parents.
On Feb 3, 4:09 pm, Alan Wostenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > "Germany does not allow home schooling. I am aware that the radical > libertarian tradition in the US...gives home-schooling a certain > cachet. ". Parents are the primary educators of their children, and > the State plays a subsidiary role. On the principle of subsidiarity, > the larger social units do things the smallers social units cannot. So > if the smallest social unit -- the family -- can educate the children, > they ought to, and ought /not/ outsource this to the state, who have > the deck stacked against them (just look at the student:teacher > ratio!) . > > As for "learning social skills", what skills are, say, 20 fifth > graders sitting together learning? That's not life; in life we > interact with people of all ages. And this is the life experience > learned when kids in 1-12 grade sit together and learn, as in the > family home, full of life and love. > > On Feb 1, 9:52 am, frantheman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > A German family has been given political asylum in the US because of > > their refusal to send their children to school in Germany and the > > subsequent, according to the US judge granting the application, "well > > founded fear of persecution." > > > http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,674492,00.html > > > Germany does not allow home schooling. The article in "der Spiegel" > > explains: "Mandatory school attendance is based on "the idea that > > group learning in school also helps develop social skills," says > > Martina Elschenbroich, an expert on education law with the Culture > > Minister Conference, an assembly that brings together education > > ministers from Germany's 16 states. Children learn how to interact > > with people who hold different views, which serves as the basis of a > > democratic society, says Elschenbroich." The German position has been > > upheld by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006. > > > I am aware that the radical libertarian tradition in the US (and the > > impossibility of mandatory school attendance for many chidren in the > > legendary frontier days of the 19th. Century) gives home-schooling a > > certain cachet. On the other hand, it seems to me that it harbours > > great dangers in giving all kinds of - sorry to be so blunt - nuts the > > chance to indocrinate their children with rubbish. > > > Any thoughts? > > > Francis- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
