Spot on

[mortar_guy78]

This quote made me think of a few things. First off, it made me think of watching my kids grow up. Second, it made me think of how we are trying to pussify our society and demonize the righteous use of force.

“A child's instinct is almost perfect in the matter of fighting; a child always stands for the good militarism as against the bad. The child's hero is always the man or boy who defends himself suddenly and splendidly against aggression. The child's hero is never the man or boy who attempts by his mere personal force to extend his mere personal influence. In all boys' books, in all boys' conversation, the hero is one person and the bully the other. That combination of the hero and bully in one, which people now call the Strong Man or the Superman, would be simply unintelligible to any schoolboy....

But really to talk of this small human creature, who never picks up an umbrella without trying to use it as a sword, who will hardly read a book in which there is no fighting, who out of the Bible itself generally remembers the "bluggy" [bloody] parts, who never walks down the garden without imagining himself to be stuck all over with swords and daggers--to take this human creature and talk about the wickedness of teaching him to be military, seems rather a wild piece of humour. He has already not only the tradition of fighting, but a far manlier and more genial tradition of fighting than our own. No; I am not in favour of the child being taught militarism. I am in favour of the child teaching it.”
― G.K. Chesterton

[RangerX]

That's pretty damn awesome.

I am a strong believer in the potential of the child. I also vehemently believe our educational institutions are designed to crush all that is wonderful about kids.

Not sure if I have posted this before, but I feel it is relevant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

[Dangit]

Spot on is right,

RangerX, I agree with you on educational institutions, just one of the reasons we've home-schooled all 8 of out kids......
Mkght explains why 2, so far... are Rangers

[RangerX]

8?!? Holy shit, I hope you figured out where they were coming from

We home school our 3. I have noticed in the past 2-3 years that those "mainstream" folks we choose to associate with have been showing an increased interest in the idea. Between failed educational methods and negative social impacts, government schools are not as appealing as they once were. About the only argument I hear these days is "what about socialization?". to this I mostly respond with either "Well we usually keep them locked in their kennels when they aren't studying", or "Look around at what they are supposed to socialize with", depending on the audience.

[Dangit]

Love the responses
And my normal response to those asking your question, "Considering the rate of productivity, I am often considered an expert in the field and I am available for consulting...