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by gambiting 42 days ago
>> School is a privilege for smart children to study, not a prison for those who do not want to learn.

It's actually neither of those things, because we discovered hundreds of years ago that having an educated population is good for everyone. No, it's not a prison, but it's not a privilege either - you have to be in school until certain age. Work is not substitute for education.
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dotancohen 42 days ago
Have an educated population does not mean that every last uncivilized brat needs to participate. Especially if he is distracting other people from acquiring an education.
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gambiting 42 days ago
...how do you think we got to the literacy rates we have now?

And schools have been able to deal with "brats" for over a century without kicking them out of school.

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chr1 42 days ago
Being in school does not make one educated. Keeping disruptive child in the same room with normal children, means we get fewer educated people, not more.
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gambiting 42 days ago
Which is exactly why I advocate for not keeping them in the same classroom as other kids.
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dotancohen 41 days ago
Most bullying happens outside the classroom.
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gambiting 40 days ago
I mean, we can repeat facts at each other, or we can carry on with the conversation in some more specific direction if you wish?
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