In the matter of the maintenance and rearing of children the Anarchists would neither institute the communistic nursery which the State Socialists favor nor keep the communistic school system which now prevails. The nurse and the teacher, like the doctor and the preacher, must be selected voluntarily, and their services must be paid for by those who patronize them. Parental rights must not be taken away, and parental responsibilities must not be foisted upon others.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Tucker argues anarchists prefer voluntary selection of teachers and nurses rather than state-run systems.
- In plain terms
- Anarchists prefer voluntary paid teachers instead of state schools.
- What can you take from it?
- Anarchists support voluntary education over state systems.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do voluntary schools fund themselves?
- Do parents always know best?
Another view
It ignores funding issues for voluntary education.
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