The Politicisation of Parenting, and Rescuing Education
February 15, 2010 · Posted in Education, Social Policy
Frank Furedi on the ‘politicisation of parenting’ and the undermining of authority, and his five-point programme for rescuing education.
In comparison with parental determinism, the economic determinism of Stalinism or the racial determinism of the old eugenics lobby seem positively subtle. The idea of parental determinism allows policymakers to promote the most absurd prejudices.
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It is in the sphere of education that we can most clearly see the destructive impact of parental determinism. As I argued in my recent book, Wasted: Why Education Isn’t Educating, one of the most significant causes of the problems facing our schools is the erosion of adult responsibility and authority.
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