Anotherfamiliarfactthatteachesthesamelessonisthatmanywomenwhohavevoluntarilyattainedahighdegreeofculturecannotadduptheirownhousekeepingbooks，thoughtheireducationinsimplearithmeticwascompulsory，whereastheirhighereducationhasbeenwhollyvoluntary。Everywherewefindthesameresult。Theimprisonment，thebeating，thetamingandlaming，thebreakingofyoungspirits，thearrestofdevelopment，theatrophyofallinhibitivepowerexceptthepoweroffear，arereal:theeducationissham。Thosewhohavebeentaughtmostknowleast。
AntichristAmongtheworsteffectsoftheunnaturalsegregationofchildreninschoolsandtheequallyunnaturalconstantassociationofthemwithadultsinthefamilyistheutterdefeatofthevitalelementinChristianity。Christstandsintheworldforthatintuitionofthehighesthumanitythatwe，beingmembersoneofanother，mustnotcomplain，mustnotscold，mustnotstrike，norrevilenorpersecutenorrevengenorpunish。Nowfamilylifeandschoollifeare，asfarasthemoraltrainingofchildrenisconcerned，nothingbutthedeliberateinculcationofaroutineofcomplaint，scolding，punishment，persecution，andrevengeasthenaturalandonlypossiblewayofdealingwithevilorinconvenience。
\"Aintnobodytobewhoppedforthishere?\"exclaimedSamWellerwhenhesawhisemployer\'snamewrittenuponastagecoach，andconceivedthephenomenonasaninsultwhichreflectedonhimself。ThisexclamationofSamWellerisatoncethenegationofChristianityandthebeginningandtheendofcurrentmorality；andsoitwillremainaslongasthefamilyandtheschoolpersistasweknowthem:thatis，aslongastherightsofchildrenaresoutterlydeniedthatnobodywilleventakethetroubletoascertainwhattheyare，andcomingofageisliketheturningofaconvictintothestreetaftertwenty-oneyearspenalservitude。
Indeeditisworse；fortheconvictmayhavelearntbeforehisconvictionhowtoliveinfreedomandmayrememberhowtosetaboutit，howeverlamedhispowersoffreedommayhavebecomethroughdisuse；butthechildknowsnootherwayoflifebuttheslave\'sway。
Bornfree，asRousseausays，hehasbeenlaidhandsonbyslavesfromthemomentofhisbirthandbroughtupasaslave。Howishe，whenheisatlastsetfree，tobeanythingelsethantheslaveheactuallyis，clamoringforwar，forthelash，forpolice，prisons，andscaffoldsinawildpanicofdelusionthatwithoutthesethingsheislost。Thegrown-upEnglishmanistotheendofhisdaysabadlybrought-upchild，beyondbeliefquarrelsome，petulant，selfish，destructive，andcowardly:afraidthattheGermanswillcomeandenslavehim；thattheburglarwillcomeandrobhim；thatthebicycleormotorcarwillrunoverhim；thatthesmallpoxwillattackhim；andthatthedevilwillrunawaywithhimandemptyhimout