Does Compulsory Schooling Serve to Liberate Children?

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Forcing someone to think is impossible. The student remains free in his thoughts.

(Kant)

#38 · · Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago · context · CriticismCriticized3

So children already have freedom of thought? You originally said (#34) that children only have freedom of thought when their minds have reached a certain level of maturity; that this was the purpose of school in the first place. That doesn't fit together.

#41 · · Dennis HackethalOP revised 11 months ago · ← 2nd of 2 versions → · Criticism of #38
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Expecting a child to keep his freedom of thought in the face of all that pressure is not realistic.

#40 · · Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago · Criticism of #38
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Although you can't force someone to think, you can create the conditions for them to force themselves to think.

That's exactly what school does.

#43 · · Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago · Criticism of #38
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