Alright, listen up folks.
1) YES, SCHOOL MATTERS
2) Wollstonecraft argues for public education whether you like it or not.
As she introduces the concept of education in her 12th chapter, Wollstonecraft immediately tackles the fact that public education is generally a good idea. As children begin to see the world through their own eyes, it is argued that placing them among other children to learn for their own would be a rather beneficial alternative to the typical education of the children. Education, in her days, consisted entirely of homeschooling and mostly trade work. As boys were taught how to read and write in order to achieve success in the job field, women were taught chores like cooking, cleaning, and laundry in order to best serve their future husbands and families. While these skills are very helpful to know, girls were not treated like humans, rather like "girls," providing for them a subcategory of human that was considered submissive and weak. This began in the very teaching of the house, from birth. As young girls watched their mother toil and endlessly cater to their fathers, they were taught that those ideals are what they should aspire to as they grew. Young girls were not granted the same education as young boys, and Wollstonecraft fights for the rights of children as well. Children should have access to education outside of the home in order to decide for themselves if they are capable of what they dream to do. This argument for public education eventually was fulfilled, whether Wollstonecraft's words on the matter had anything to do with it or not, I believe the fact that we have equal opportunity to learn is really what she was fighting for.
P.S. I commented on Eliza and Addison's posts
1) YES, SCHOOL MATTERS
2) Wollstonecraft argues for public education whether you like it or not.
As she introduces the concept of education in her 12th chapter, Wollstonecraft immediately tackles the fact that public education is generally a good idea. As children begin to see the world through their own eyes, it is argued that placing them among other children to learn for their own would be a rather beneficial alternative to the typical education of the children. Education, in her days, consisted entirely of homeschooling and mostly trade work. As boys were taught how to read and write in order to achieve success in the job field, women were taught chores like cooking, cleaning, and laundry in order to best serve their future husbands and families. While these skills are very helpful to know, girls were not treated like humans, rather like "girls," providing for them a subcategory of human that was considered submissive and weak. This began in the very teaching of the house, from birth. As young girls watched their mother toil and endlessly cater to their fathers, they were taught that those ideals are what they should aspire to as they grew. Young girls were not granted the same education as young boys, and Wollstonecraft fights for the rights of children as well. Children should have access to education outside of the home in order to decide for themselves if they are capable of what they dream to do. This argument for public education eventually was fulfilled, whether Wollstonecraft's words on the matter had anything to do with it or not, I believe the fact that we have equal opportunity to learn is really what she was fighting for.
P.S. I commented on Eliza and Addison's posts
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