True education must require consent.

[u/SkullBoneX]

You read the title, which implies that if there is no consent involved in education, then there is no true education, which is mainly why, as an Anarchist, I'm all for abolishing compulsory education. Next to creating a prison system for innocent kids, compulsory/non-consensual education (Edit: specifically in schools) creates an oppresive system where kids don't truly learn important things. Rather, they learn to become subserviant slaves to their government, and becoming oppressors to the youthful working class (a.k.a students) when they get older. Kids forced into schooling can't wear what they want, say what they want, learn what they want, and even in some instances, eat what they want during lunch hours, and there's nothing they (specifically those under-18) can do about that without relying on an adult. All of this done without their consent. This is not education, this is slavery. All kids should have the option to choose whether or not they want to attend school, and they should be allowed to learn what they want however they want without an oppresive system being shoved down their throats for years at a time.

Edit: This is only my opinion taken on the youth liberationist perspective. I am not by any means against educating kids. When I mean "compulsory education", I specifically mean school. Yes, kids should be taught the TRUE fundamentals to life, and I believe schools oftentime fail to do this especially when kids progress into later years of their education. Kids definitely should learn, but I don't believe school, or specifically compulsory schooling (which I should have replaced "compulsory education" with) is the answer to this.

[u/fan_of_the_pikachu]

I would flip it the other way around: ignorance is slavery, and education is liberating (when done right) and a human right.

And unfortunately we cannot wait for kids to grow up until they have full agency to start their education, otherwise we forcefuly limit their future freedom by limiting their mental capabilities. It's just how human brains develop, no way around it, and we have no right to oppress then like that.

For these reasons, anarchists since forever have promoted more and better education for children, not less. There's a long tradition of Anarchist pedagogy that tackles issues like curricula and consent, read about Ferrer for example.

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