- published: 30 Jul 2013
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Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of persons, imposed by law. In some countries the education needs to take place at a registered school. Other countries allow the education to happen outside of school, for example via homeschooling.
Although Plato's The Republic is credited with having popularized the concept of compulsory education in Western intellectual thought, every parent in Judea since ancient times was required to teach their children at least informally. Over the centuries, as cities, towns and villages developed, a class of teachers called Rabbis evolved. According to the Talmud (tractate Bava Bathra 21a), which praises the sage Joshua ben Gamla with the institution of formal Jewish education in the 1st century AD, Ben Gamla instituted schools in every town and made formal education compulsory from the age of 6 or 7.
The Aztec Triple Alliance, which ruled from 1428 to 1521 in what is now central Mexico, is considered to be the first state to implement a system of universal compulsory education.
Malala Yousafzai S.St (Malālah Yūsafzay: Urdu: ملالہ یوسفزئی; Pashto: ملاله یوسفزۍ [məˈlaːlə jusəf ˈzəj]; born 12 July 1997) is a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. She is known mainly for human rights advocacy for education and for women in her native Swat Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan, where the local Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. Yousafzai's advocacy has since grown into an international movement.
Her family runs a chain of schools in the region. In early 2009, when she was 11–12, Yousafzai wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life under Taliban occupation, their attempts to take control of the valley, and her views on promoting education for girls in the Swat Valley. The following summer, journalist Adam B. Ellick made a New York Times documentary about her life as the Pakistani military intervened in the region. Yousafzai rose in prominence, giving interviews in print and on television, and she was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize by South African activist Desmond Tutu.
The American Public Education System was directly imported from Prussia (modern day Germany). This model of "free and compulsory" education was designed by the Prussian Emperor, in order to generate obedient workers and soldiers who would not question his authority. In the 1830's, American Lawmaker Horace Mann visited Prussia and researched its education methodology. He was infatuated with the emperor's method of eliminating free thought from his subjects and designed an education system for Massachusetts directly based on these concepts. The movement then quickly spread nationally. Horace Mann said, "The State is the father of children." Do you want your children growing up in total submission to the State? Credit goes to Brendan Conway-Smith and Eve Zarifa
This ultra short documentary explains the history of compulsory schooling and advocates choice in education. It starts 200 years back with Prussian absolutism. There, under the regime of a dictatorship, compulsory schooling was invented and implemented on a massive scale. It continues to show how educators such as Maria Montessori, Célestin Freinet, Peter Petersen and Rudolf Steiner had a hard time challenging their governments ideas on education. I made this micromentary to rise awareness about the true origins of our school system. It is also a call for action, to liberate ourselves from this outdated and harmful institution. Our society is changing ever faster, we no longer need a bureaucratic school system. We need learning environments that are way more open and flexible. ...
John Taylor Gatto speaks on purpose of schooling as we know it
Malala Yousafzai talks about worldwide compulsory education. SUBSCRIBE for more speakers ► http://is.gd/OxfordUnion Filmed on Saturday 7th December 2013 STAY CONNECTED: Facebook @ http://fb.me/theoxfordunion Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/OxfordUnion Oxford Union Website @ http://www.oxford-union.org/ ABOUT MALALA YOUSAFZAI: Malala Yousafzai (born 12th July 1997) is a Pakistani school pupil and education activist from the town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. She is known for her activism for rights to education and for women, especially in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. In early 2009, at the age of 11--12, Yousafzai wrote a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC detailing her life...
Kids are forced to go to school -- instead of choosing what they want to learn and how to define success by themselves has not changed over the years. If we teach emotional intelligence and divergent thinking today, that still means we are telling kids to learn things that are not necessary relevant to them -- let them be and explore their choices in life and how to relate to people can clarify much more about one's success than schooling.
Will education be compulsory in an Equal Money System? Should it be? The answer is always simplistically clear: If it is Best for All at a mathematically evident level. Watch this video to find out more about the Equal Money System. Follow the blog books regularly http://store.desteni.org/products/freedom-blogs-the-birth-of-practivism-volume-1 which are available at the Desteni Store http://store.desteni.org along with many other self-supportive products. Also see the Non-Profit Organization -- Equal Life Foundation: http://equallife.org/ The Equal Money system will be a first step in the political agenda of the Equal Life Party worldwide once we start participating in democratic elections. Join the Desteni Forum for discussions. http://equalmoney.org/the-book See life...
Since 1994, the South African government has been harping on about an inclusive approach to education. Despite record levels of investment in the education system we still rank as one of the worst in the world. In its cover story this week, Finweek asks the question whether compulsory education is actually hindering a smarter economy in SA. Joining ABN to discuss this further is Jessica Hubbard - Finweek Journalist, Khume Ramulifho - DA Gauteng Education Spokesperson.
The passing of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 marked a historic moment for the children of India. Ms. Urmila Sarkar, Chief, Education, UNICEF India gives an overview of the Right to Education Act, the progress achieved so far and challenges ahead in implementing the Act in India. Ms. Sarkar also charts the way forward and talks about the innovative examples we can learn from.
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org
Based on the data freely available at data.worldbank.org