Over the years, I have been writing about misconceptions regarding the schooling process. The purpose of these posts is to explain why I disagree with various comments that I have heard people make about schooling. These are meant as personal thoughts rather than conclusive proof, and I will admit that I'm not always the best at explaining my thoughts. Regardless, I have decided that I should be willing to share these posts when I encounter someone online who makes an argument that I have already discussed.
Children are individuals whose lives are ultimately their own. Unfortunately, there are far too many people out there who view children as property of the state.
Adolf Hitler once said, "He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future." I'm certainly not a Hitler fan, and I find his views of school-aged children to be quite disturbing. Instead of rejecting this viewpoint, we have increasingly embraced it. There are a lot of influential Americans, especially among the Democratic party, who openly discuss students with the words, "our children."
This possessive narrative is frequently used by our schools and their loyal supporters. Government workers, especially teachers, openly view children as their property. They act as though they have the right to do whatever they want with these possessions of theirs. They even boast that they are molding minds.
I could have sworn that Pierce v. Society of Sisters already ended this. Children are not the mere creature[s] of the state. They should all have the right to develop in the manner that is best for them. In order for that to happen, we can't force them into an environment in which the government views them as nothing more than their personal property to shove into a mold for their own selfish benefits.
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