One notices Hegel did not write " I learn nothing from History"...

On 3/17/08, Gerhard Fiedler <lists@connectionbrazil.com> wrote:
> Rich wrote:
>
> > My meaning was not to call anyone a communist but to point out that the
> > idea that has been raised ( placing children's education with the state)
> > has been exercised for political purposes [...]
>
> But (whether I agree with Cedric or not), it seemed to me that he
> specifically said to /not/ place children's education with the state, but
> rather with a community that is a bit larger than the family.
>
> Which is also related to this:
>
> > One of the socio-political problems that America is faced with today is
> > the breakdown of the family unit, and children having only one parent or
> > no dependable parent to look up to.
>
> IMO the problem is not so much the breakdown of the family unit, but the
> fact that there is no other group around (anymore) that is able to step in,
> in terms of education.
>
> Gerhard
>
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