The failure of mass schooling to “socialize” children Sep 10, 2020
Unlike some animals, human beings are not born with an instinct to guide our actions. Like all primates, we require a prolonged period of learning from role models to guide our development into civilized adults. The human phenotype can only express itself adequately in a proper social environment. In the 1960’s American psychologist Harry Harlow proved that infant monkeys who do not receive physical affection were severely and permanently psychologically disturbed. This need does not end in infancy. It is now widely recognized that single motherhood has been enormously destructive to American society, leading to poor educational outcomes, poverty, crime,...
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