The Child themselves cannot 'request' to take an exam early without the recommendation of either their Tutor or Parent. So the choice is not really theirs, but the legal guardians.
The choice is ultimately their own to undertake it.
This is exactly the point I was getting at. There is flexability in education, and it doesn't require the input of all parties.
Again, he was removed. Not because he decided he wanted to, but the tutor decided that it was in his best interest. The choice wasn't his to make.
You are taking my words too much at face value, perhaps I should have worded it better.
It was his choice, he could have simply stayed in class. This is the point I was making. No doubt the offer came to him, but the choice was his.
No one elses.
No one could force him away from his peers or into anything he didn't concent too.
The choice is given by the Parent, School, State. A child cannot make the decision themselves, they must gain permission and the actual decision remains with the legal guardian.
The students do indeed make, or undertake, the decision itself.
If it is vetted by others that is arguing something entirely different. It doesn't matter, the person still makes the choice.
Who knows what a 'moral court' would decide. I am not saying that a child has no right to self determination either, only that the ultimate decision always resides with the authority, whether it be the school, the court, the parent or state.
I think it depends entirely on the outlook of the parent in real life.
We moved away from my original surroundings, my mum wanted me to move highschool. I refused to agree. She could have technically forced me, but didn't as she would have realised the futility of it.
Therego I had choice. This obviously isn't maybe the norm, but again I can't understand why people take such a regimental approach and attitude to children.
Again, there is
choice. It depends on how subjectively you are willing to approach the subject.
I quite agree, but it is not up to the children to decide whether they are de-humanised or not, or the validity of any rules imposed upon them.
Rubbish. Again as I said there are real world caveats.
Teacher tells you to take down your pants?
But jesus, I'm only a 15 year old child and I can't understand if thats going to de-humanise me or not.
Wild example, but I said there are caveats. There are plenty times when children need to evaluate things own their own, even in percieved 'safe environments'.
They have neither the experience or knowledge (in the vast majority of cases) to be able to adequately make those decisions, so the responsibility remains with the School and so on.
Totally dissagree.
If they feel that they have been mistreated in some way then it is encimbant upon the parents or other relevant authority to deal with it and not the children themselves.
In the case highlighted, probably.
As a blanket statement? Certainly not.
Sorry, I know I'd said I'd leave it and we cleared up the missunderstanding, but I had to answer some of this and didn't see the mega edit first time round.
