Why do children have to go to school?

Chuck Stone · 12-09-2011 01:00AM #1

Well?

Does anyone have an explanation?

scooby2791 · 12-09-2011 01:03AM

Going out on a limb here, but I'd imagine it would be to learn things?

Biggins · 12-09-2011 01:04AM

To be able to give them basic ability to function in an ever increasing complex works using better communication abilities, a grounding of how the world work and why, how one can fit in it, discovers ones own abilities and inabilities and adjust accordingly, then get on with life and living their own, hopefully on their terms with a little extra knowledge.

Short version.

Aodan83 · 12-09-2011 01:07AM

To learn, not just the subjects on the curriculum, but to learn important social skills that are best learned young. Also, this probably isn't a reason, but it does give parents somewhere to send their kids while they're at work!

longhalloween · 12-09-2011 01:08AM

Because if people didnt go to school nearly everything you see around you wouldnt exist

Saila · 12-09-2011 01:09AM

for hot chocolate

El Weirdo · 12-09-2011 01:11AM

So they don't grow up to ask retarded questions on the internet.

Insect Overlord · 12-09-2011 01:12AM

Because the man made it so.

Spread · 12-09-2011 01:12AM

Ah Jasus Chuck! Been at the Sherry again, have we?

hondasam · 12-09-2011 01:12AM

Why do I have to go to work op?

Chuck Stone · 12-09-2011 01:13AM

scooby2791 wrote: »

Going out on a limb here, but I'd imagine it would to learn things?

Learn what?

longhalloween wrote: »

Because if people didnt go to school nearly everything you see around you wouldnt exist

Rubbish^^.

stovelid · 12-09-2011 01:14AM

To give us a bleedin break?

whywonder · 12-09-2011 01:14AM

Because the ancient Greeks learned that it's inefficient and limiting to educate them one-by-one.

Aoifey! · 12-09-2011 01:15AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Learn what?

Stuff.

Spunj · 12-09-2011 01:17AM

"My cat's breath smells like cat food."

And he goes to (cartoon) school.

We don't need a world of Ralph Wiggums

Chuck Stone · 12-09-2011 01:18AM

El Weirdo wrote: »

So they don't grow up to ask retarded questions on the internet.

Answer fail and thanked for it.

There are inquisitive minds that like to ask questions about things that everyone thinks are normal and there are people who just accept that that's just the way it is.

You are the latter.

I still haven't gotten a satisfactory answer.

Biggins · 12-09-2011 01:18AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Learn what?

Aoifey! wrote: »

Stuff.

...And don't forget the all important, this and that!

digme · 12-09-2011 01:19AM

scooby2791 wrote: »

Going out on a limb here, but I'd imagine it would to learn things?

you mean remember things........ rote learning...........
critical thinking is not something they want you to be doing at school.......

Spread · 12-09-2011 01:19AM

whywonder wrote: »

Because the ancient Greeks learned that it's inefficient and limiting to educate them one-by-one.

And not to learn Classical Greek a la David Norris. This is my prescient view and not his Presidential one!

Biggins · 12-09-2011 01:19AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

...I still haven't gotten a satisfactory answer.

If you really have to ask the question, I don't think any answer will suffice.

WindSock · 12-09-2011 01:20AM

Ask in the CT forum and see what they say,

El Weirdo · 12-09-2011 01:24AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Answer fail and thanked for it.

There are inquisitive minds that like to ask questions about things that everyone thinks are normal and there are people who just accept that that's just the way it is.

You are the latter.

I still haven't gotten a satisfactory answer.

Well if you wanted a serious discussion on the subject and to debate the pros and cons of education as we, as a society, chose to provide to our children, then maybe you should have fleshed out the OP a little bit.

And maybe not posted it in AH where you are going to get pithy, thanks-whoring replies such as mine.

hondasam · 12-09-2011 01:24AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Answer fail and thanked for it.

There are inquisitive minds that like to ask questions about things that everyone thinks are normal and there are people who just accept that that's just the way it is.

You are the latter.

I still haven't gotten a satisfactory answer.

Do you know the answer?

Aoifey! · 12-09-2011 01:25AM

digme wrote: »

you mean remember things........ rote learning...........
critical thinking is not something they want you to be doing at school.......

For Secondary School, maybe, but in Primary School children learn to read, write, count, etc.

digme · 12-09-2011 01:25AM

WindSock wrote: »

Ask in the CT forum and see what they say,

why would he do something stupid like that? he seems smarter than you, so i doubt he will take you up on that.

Chuck Stone · 12-09-2011 01:27AM

Biggins wrote: »

If you really have to ask the question, I don't think any answer will suffice.

No.

I will accept a good argument.

My views are not static.

Nobody has put forward a good argument for why children have to go to school.

In fact I'm surprised nobody has picked up on the most important word in the title of this thread.

'have' i.e. forced by threat of sanction to attend a state run school.

It's bit 'Soviet' don't you think?

Fremen · 12-09-2011 01:27AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Well?

Does anyone have an explanation?

To give teachers someone to teach.

Duh.

hondasam · 12-09-2011 01:28AM

So chuck you just want to argue with someone.

whywonder · 12-09-2011 01:28AM

As far as I'm aware, you can choose to home-school your children.

Chuck Stone · 12-09-2011 01:28AM

hondasam wrote: »

Do you know the answer?

Nope.

I wouldn't ask the question if I knew the answer.

I was thinking of googling it but I thought it might be better as a conversation on AH (poor judgement perhaps).

darragh16 · 12-09-2011 01:29AM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Well?

Does anyone have an explanation?

So parents have a "Free" child minders when they're working during the day?

Why do children have to go to school?

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