zg7666 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Maybe we could contact him, I have already applauded him for this post - - Kevin Spacey 'Do not train children to learn by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each' - Plato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Beal Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Most people don't believe that they are harsh and forceful with children even when they definitely are, or they have a million and a half excuses or call things grey areas etc. Maybe I'm being needlessly pessimistic, but I know people who don't spank and yet are very controlling or innapropriate or an infinite number of other ways that they treat children like their not people. I don't know much about him, and maybe Kevin Spacey is (or would be) a great advocate child advocate, but I'm not convinced by a quote by Plato. Sorry to be a wet blanket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Buck _BB_ Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I must agree with Kevin B. What most people will read from that quote is that parents should let their children choose between football and baseball or between Spanish or French classes in the public school they send them to. EDIT: Not to mention... if there's a peaceful parent behind that posting, maybe we should be contacting Spacey's publicist. [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zg7666 Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 I must agree with Kevin B. What most people will read from that quote is that parents should let their children choose between football and baseball or between Spanish or French classes in the public school they send them to. EDIT: Not to mention... if there's a peaceful parent behind that posting, maybe we should be contacting Spacey's publicist. /emoticons/emotion-4.gif Ha ha ha, that might be completely true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowe D Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 'Do not train children to learn baseball or football, by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of their genius in each' - bbeljefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Buck _BB_ Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 'Do not train children to learn baseball or football, by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of their genius in each' - bbeljefe Haha. When I found out that my boy didn't care anyhting at all about baseball or football, I was the happiest man on the planet. [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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