Perhaps the fact that I am not a Radical or a believer in the all powerful ballot for women to right her wrongs and that I do notscorn womanly duties, but claim it as a privilege to clean up and sort of supervise the room and sew things, etc. , is winning me stronger allies than anything else.
You can't hold someone accountable for results if you supervise their methods.
The bagel is a lonely roll to eat all by yourself because in order for the true taste to come out you need your family. One to cut the bagels, one to toast them, one to put on the cream cheese and the lox, one to put them on the table and one to supervise.
It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion.
Sometimes you have to trust grownups, perhaps more so when they are not there to actually supervise you.
The best schools tend to have the best teachers, not to mention parents who supervise homework, so there is less need for self-organised learning. But where a child comes from a less supportive home environment, where there are family tensions perhaps, their schoolwork can suffer. They need to be taught to think and study for themselves.
If you're going to have 19 children, you should supervise them well.