13 Jul 10
Originally posted by StarrmanI think the parents also need much more involvement in school than just providing training. I can remember many an evening where my parents made sure I knuckled down and did my homework. I can also remember many an evening where my mother sat down with me and helped me understand my studies.
It can buy training. The quality of education dramatically affects the child's ability to learn and succeed. The notion that a child will just meet his level on his own is nonsense. Maybe these schools are effective, maybe not, but your assertion that a child can meet his potential without good education is nonsense.
Here in the States I'm afraid too many parents send their kids to school with the expectation that the school / teachers raise them. The parents have to be actively involved as well.
14 Jul 10
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The SS system often appeals more to parents to children and is reflective of an ideology (entirely crackpot, in my view) that can cause serious harm for misplaced individuals. At the school my child attended, routine scapegoating and bullying was steadfastly denied, then blamed on the victims, then finally shrugged off. The worst problem in the SS system is the way the teachers close ranks in mutual support -- the complete absence of hierarchy means that the buck never has to stop. That said, many children thrive in the SS environment. Not recommended for children with interests in computers, mathematics or reading before age 10.