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These chapters were hard to understand so I hope I explained it well. While reading these last chapters I recognized a pattern between the private schoold Mary is discussing and the modern public schools. She shows distain for the idea that these private schools would have their students simply reciting what they have commited to memory. In today's schools the idea of memorizing is still in effect as well as teaching children to be silent unless called on and to remain seated. While I understand the reason for doing this it is very representative of the way children were taught before child labor laws existed. However, she also believes that having boys and girls should be taught in the same class to teach them marriage from an early age. I disagree, mixing genders has only moved this discrimination to a younger age range. Now instead of men subjugating women its boys and girls.


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Eliza Colbert said…
I don't think there is a school out there that doesn't teach their students to be quiet and stay still. It's pretty hard to teach a class if all the students are running around yelling (trust me. I've had to teach a kindergarten class). I'm not sure I agree with your statement that mixing genders increases discrimination. Perhaps I just don't understand where you're coming from on that, but I don't see how discrimination is passed from men and women to boys and girls.
October 28, 2019 at 12:45 PM
Stephen Davis said…
I think that your ideas on private schooling versus Public Schooling was very interesting as the memorizing only attitude of Private schools is very apparent in todays world in private and public schools alike. I do think however that all schools expect their students to be quiet unless told otherwise today and as far as I know in the past as well.
October 28, 2019 at 2:24 PM
Addison Zanda said…
Whether its being in a classroom setting or even pulling in a church setting, we're all taught to hold all talking till asked, heck adults do it still today. Memorizing things within courses are true to be very applicable because without that, how can you really obtain what you learned over and over again... unless you're just an absolute genius. I however do not agree with that last thing you just said. The mixing of genders has no absolute aspect as to how "discrimination" occurs, technically we're born with it. The boys and girls (if were talking about K-5/6 graders) probably have no idea about that knowledge for it to happen, especially kindergarten kids.
October 28, 2019 at 3:34 PM
Hailey Morgan said…
So, I was a homeschool kid from 5th grade, all the way up through high school. Because of this, I never got to experience the whole, "you need to raise your hand to be called upon," schooling system. Instead, me and my fellow homeschoolers were taught mainly through discussions and debates. All of the homeschool co-ops I attended followed the same simple structure: Listen to your instructor's brief lecture, wait until they are completely finished, then freely and openly talk with both classmates and the teacher about all aspects of what was just presented!

Honestly, the first day I walked into Honors, I felt like I was back in high school! The similarities between our class and my entire elementary, jr high, and high school education were very scary!

I say all of this, because I totally agree with all of Wollstonecraft's views on how the education of children should take place. You want the best possible education for your child? Well, how about learning through experience!
October 28, 2019 at 7:37 PM
Logan Turner said…
Yeah, I think the "memorize and recite" model of schooling is deeply flawed. It's not very intellectually stimulating and the students never truly learn anything. That's why Honors is such a breath of fresh air. We are encouraged to debate and formulate and justify our own opinions on something.
October 28, 2019 at 8:30 PM
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