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Flat White

Controversial idea: should we end mandatory schooling?

3 February 2023

5:00 AM

3 February 2023

5:00 AM

Forced schooling has had over a century to prove its worth and has been an utter failure to the wellbeing of children and society. Why, then, do we continue with this disastrous experiment? Simply put, the purpose of forced schooling is not to educate children, but to create a manageable population of citizens who will be predictable, compliant cogs in the economic machine.

Our state governments coerce parents into sending their children to school with threats of hefty fines and imprisonment.

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