Is it a parents "choice" or "responsibility" to educate their children?

Not real sure if you're talking about elementary education, or college aged education. When they are of school age, it is a responsibility to educate them so that they can grow up to be the best they can be. When they are older, like college age, it is a choice (of sorts) and not a responsibility to send them on to college. I have two daughters, one wanted to become a Dr (she did) and the other had no desire to go for a degree and opted for a career center education instead (she's an EMT.) Because of financial problems from a divorce (and illness not allowing me to work) I could not afford to chip in. They did it on their own, and I supported them in other ways in which I could (housing, food, child care, etc.) While we all value an education and put a high value on it, I don't think it's imperative that we insist they get a degree or not. The young adult should have their OWN say into what they want to do for their future. I am speaking this from the point of 'when I was young and my family informed me what I was to go to college for: end of discussion.' (And I worked my way through college and paid for it on my own...which made me value it more than if it has just been handed to me. Bottom line: if my child told me their career dream was to be a farmer, plumber, or anything else that doesn't need a degree to succeed, then I would be behind them 100% in their own life choice.

Parents should take it as their reponsibility to educate their child and make them better human beings and make their lives easy going and better for living too. Even in this century their are a number of parents who think that they arfe wasting money on the child on the name of studies and many are their who think its a time and money wasting stuff as in the mean time the child could get some money working anywhere as a child labour not taking into account the age.

At least in China, i think it's a parents reponsibility to educate their children, there is a old saying in China that " hope one's son turn out to a dragon ", every parents want his children has a bright future and making their life easy going in the future. but this also facing a social issues for education children in China " to pull up the seedlings to help them growing up" from my respect, i also hope my children have a better future, and i will take my responsibilty for my children until they finish their college life, and then i will let them earn their money on their own, up to now, i will turn my reponsibilty to my choice. thanks

Nowadays it is really difficult to make a living for those with little knowledge. It might be easy to earn for an illiterate in their time, but not now. So it is a must to put children in education.

it has always been the parents' responsibility to PROVIDE education for their children. parents are educating their children the moment they can comprehend. teaching them little things while they are still toddlers is a way of educating children. it is never a choice. u just can't choose NOT to educate/teach them.

I think it is a responsibility on parents for educating their children. I would find it really bad if anyone would think educating their children is a choice. Education is really too necessary for everyone. When you are saying choice, you mean what kind of education you want to provide to your child. It could be of any kind. Lets say, giving education regarding your religion or the basic education everybody takes. Whatever it is, in this world, it is really important that each and every person should be educated. And surely every parent should encourage their children to go to school and learn. Until and unless parents encourage their children to go and learn, they won't even would like to hear the name of the school. So it would be better that parents take educating their children as a great responsibility and start teaching them first at home itself and then when it is the time to send them to school, send them. So, this will put some encouraging thoughts in them regarding school and how important education is. And they will also enjoy learning, if they are taught properly with lot of fun.

I don't really feel like this is a this or that type of question. I feel that it is a responsibility for a parent to make sure their children are educated, but it is a choice as to how the parent decides to educate their child. For example, my daughter is now in first grade in the local public school. She's in first grade and last year was her first year of formal schooling. However, prior to her starting at the public school, she was homeschooled for preschool. I am now homeschooling my son to prepare him for kindergarten in a couple of years. It was our choice to choose between home school, public school and private school for these years of her life and we decided to send her to public school.