Wizard said:
> A modet proposal: Beginning with first grade, kids go to
> school year round, nine to five with a 2-week break at
> Christmas, one at Easter, and two in the summer. At the end
> of 10th grade, high school is over. All kids are then sent
> to "boot camp" where their job is to become independent
> adults. They learn to wash their clothes, keep their
> rooms--barracks--tidy and clean, cook their food, and they
> learn a trade. Maybe they experience some rites of passage
> that have disappeared since we went to the all volunteer
> army. Hell, we could go so far as to teach some
> manners--what a concept.
Why don't we just get rid of the parents altogether? I mean really,
according to the above attitude, a parent's only role is birthing.
Daycare, schools and assorted "agencies" do the rest.
If a child is so burdensome that we feel compelled to keep it out of the
house and in others' hands all the time, then maybe we shouldn't be
having children!
In actuality, I suspect that folks don't feel this way about their OWN
parenting (that it requires such supplementation) rather everyone ELSE'S
parenting. I must say that if my child doesn't know how to cook food,
wash clothes, treat others with respect, and much more by the time they
are in High School, then I AS THEIR PARENT have truly failed. Please
though, don't assume that we all are such failures.
Wizard again:
>Plus, parents work and all the pain and agony of finding day care, etc.
could be avoided. Too, it's
> during those teen years when kids and parents are most
> likely to tear each other apart emotionally if not
> physically. A drill sergent type is unlikely to put up with
> that stuff.
Will the drill seargent be trained with text from the works of George
Orwell?
I find this attitude completely OUTRAGEOUS!
Connie Sheppard
Ward 6 - Ventura Village
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