RE: Subject: Subject: SOC: Children's Rights (was: Tough Questions)

Aaron Clark (kuvadin@gmx.net)
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 01:37:33 -0600

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Concerning the Children's Rights/what-do-we-do-with-children line of = thought, what about a volunteer-run institution, called a Private Youth = Development Center, where unwanted children are brought and raised = collectively by the community? =20

Adults approved by the Center's administrators (who are elected by the = community), would be able to spend a certain amount of time at the = Center with the children or one specific child in particular, providing = basic needs, role-model type support, and generally helping out in = whatever way they could.

If at some point an approved mentor figure becomes emotionally attached = to a certain child, they would have the option of adopting that child = into their family. =20

Centers would be funded with donations from commercial, individual, and = private group entities, perhaps with stipulations; an energy company = donation would be given to a PYD Center with the stipulation that the = Center produce X quantity of students/employees/value for the energy = company within a certain time frame. The Center, along with the = children, would then be able to choose which children go into what = industry or field of study based on the children's abilities. =20

There are many ways this system could be implemented, but however it = would be implemented, it should always retain structural flexibility (A = Center's production of value should never be limited to a certain form = of output; human, information, product, etc.) and independence from any = functional governmental or public interference. Any interaction between = a Center an a public entity should be limited to the ensuring of basic = human rights.

It sounds like an orphanage, but it also sounds better than 12 year old = street kids in large South American cities sniffing glue and selling = their bodies for food and more glue.

Gravity is the source of Lightness,
Calm, the master of Haste.
kuvadin@gmx.net

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Concerning the Children's = Rights/what-do-we-do-with-children=20 line of thought, what about a volunteer-run institution, called a = Private Youth=20 Development Center, where unwanted children are brought and raised = collectively=20 by the community? 
 
Adults approved by the Center's administrators (who = are=20 elected by the community), would be able to spend a certain amount of = time at=20 the Center with the children or one specific child in particular, = providing=20 basic needs, role-model type support, and generally helping out in = whatever way=20 they could.
 
If at some point an approved mentor figure = becomes=20 emotionally attached to a certain child, they would have the option of = adopting=20 that child into their family. 
 
Centers would be funded with donations=20 from commercial, individual, and private group entities, = perhaps=20 with stipulations; an energy company = donation=20 would be given to a PYD Center with the stipulation that the Center = produce=20 X quantity of students/employees/value for the energy company = within a=20 certain time frame.  The Center, along with the children, would = then be=20 able to choose which children go into what industry or field of study = based on=20 the children's abilities. 
 
There are many ways this system could be = implemented, but=20 however it would be implemented, it should always retain structural = flexibility (A Center's production of value should never be = limited to a=20 certain form of output; human, information, product, etc.) and = independence from=20 any functional governmental or public interference.  Any = interaction=20 between a Center an a public entity should be limited to the ensuring of = basic=20 human rights.
 
It sounds like an orphanage, but it also sounds = better than 12=20 year old street kids in large South American cities sniffing glue and = selling=20 their bodies for food and more glue.
 
Gravity is the source of Lightness,
Calm, the = master of=20 Haste.
kuvadin@gmx.net
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