Comments on: The Culture of Childhood https://www.isegoria.net/2016/11/the-culture-of-childhood/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2016/11/the-culture-of-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2510539 Bomag Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:09:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41044#comment-2510539 Lord of the Flies

I like the Saileresque analysis that school teachers seized upon the Golding novel and popularized it as a cautionary tale for kids to obey the rules and not try too much on their own.

In contrast, the Heinlien novel of the same time, Tunnel in the Sky, portrayed young people as resourceful and able to organize themselves.

]]> By: Felix https://www.isegoria.net/2016/11/the-culture-of-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2510456 Felix Tue, 08 Nov 2016 00:11:06 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41044#comment-2510456 Must not forget kids learning from older kids. Unbroken chain and all that.

That would help curb any “Lord of the Flies” effect. That, and reality.

]]> By: Rollory https://www.isegoria.net/2016/11/the-culture-of-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2510288 Rollory Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:44:53 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41044#comment-2510288 “when really children raise, socialize, and educate each other”

That’s called “Lord of the Flies”.

]]> By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2016/11/the-culture-of-childhood/comment-page-1/#comment-2509854 Bomag Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:22:24 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=41044#comment-2509854 Gray sees hope in the Internet as a new “playground” for kids, but I’m not sure that works, since it misses physical activity and face-to-face interaction. Maybe we are raising a generation of trolls.

A common complaint today is that childhood has been extended indefinitely, and reading Gray’s description of childhood play reminded me of modern bureaucracies and party politics: learn to get your way by getting along, and mind the unwritten rules.

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