Reply #44: I look at it this way. [View All]

[Heywood J]

We didn't need to put every young child through 72-hour weeks at school/studying to develop electronic computers, put men on the Moon, create the Internet, develop practical airplanes for civilian travel, invent television, etc. We got all those things and we still let our children play outside after school, and on both Saturday and Sunday. We even had summer vacation and holidays throughout the year.

Forcing children to study for ten to twelve hours a day, six days a week does not guarantee success, nor is it something we should emulate just because the Chinese do it. After all, Chinese factory workers also keep that sort of schedule - is anyone really saying we should emulate them in that respect? There will be more than enough of a chance for today's children to experience regimented day-consuming workweeks when they become adults. Let children enjoy childhood while it lasts.