Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > At 04:22 PM 8/19/2007, you wrote: > >Quoting MarshaV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I think I agree that some discipline in the public schools and at > > > home is beneficial. But there are other considerations in today's > > > life that just didn't exist in the Victorian period. The difference > > > between then and now is very great. Besides who in the Victorian Age > > > are you, and Pirsig, discussing. There are the people represented by > > > Sargent's paintings. The wealthy expected their children to be > > > disciplined, but what of the other classes. I don't know. Do you? > > > > > > Marsha > > > >Hi Marsha, > > > >I think its reasonable to assume that by and large the wealthy were > >the leaders > >in Victorian society and that other classes took their behavior cues > >from those > >leaders. So I expect most people accepted discipline as proper. Do you have > >reason to believe otherwise? > > Hi Platt, > > I think I've heard that wealthy Victorian parents didn't take care of > their children at all, but turned them over to governesses and > boarding schools. So if you are still talking about 'spare the rod > and spoil the child', I am suspicious. Were you a well-disciplined, > proper little Platt? Also, since there weren't any child labor > laws, I think many a little tyke, from the less fortunate class, > found themselves working long hours in dirty factories or the mines. > > Marsha
Hi Marsha, Governesses and boarding schools demanded discipline. No? As I wrote, I am not talking about harsh physical abuse. Do you not believe me? A "proper little Platt?" Just exactly what do you mean? I was brought up to be polite and respect others. Weren't you? Is that what you mean? As for child labor laws, the first were enacted in Victorian England. Platt ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
