Primary education, according to the United Nations at least, is a fundamental human right. Unlike other rights, though, education is compulsory. The right to free speech doesn’t legally obligate anyone to speak freely. Freedom of religion doesn’t compel anyone to be religious. The right to not be enslaved may prohibit people from contracting themselves into slavery but at least in the U.S. it’s not illegal to try, it’s just that such contracts are unenforceable. No other human right is forced on its putative beneficiaries at the point of a policeman’s gun.

#Anarchy #Anarchism #PublicSchool #K12 #K12Education #CompulsoryEducation

https://chez-risk.in/2023/10/03/against-compulsory-schooling/

I had a discussion with a person today who made the following claims:

- #California #MinimumWage was implemented to prevent business from practicing #ChildLabor.

- In the early 1900s, #CompulsoryEducation was implemented in CA as a place to send children instead of work.

In good faith, I’ve researched these claims & found no correlation. Where could this person be getting this information? It’s the first I’ve ever heard this argument.

This individual works in #education administration, btw.