keeps most of the advancing technologies of modern society away from children, consequently preventing the intellectual evolution that these advancements are capable of producing. While the technological and academic facilities of the public are almost infinite, the family is limited to the consumer objects that their class can afford. Although as a society we have touched the moon and spliced DNA-in the family, TV's keep getting flatter and toilet paper keeps getting softer. Since the majority of society's scientific resources are unavailable during the most critical years of a child's development, modern technology can only modify what is essentially a medieval childhood education. Although the Internet, transportation, and genetics, have made modern society entirely different then ancient societies, the inaccessibility of these tools during childhood retards the potential developmental and educational effects of these advancements.
             The most developmentally restrictive aspect of family centered education is the limited ability of the pupil to question or reject the ideas of the teacher. The special power dynamic of family relationships fossilize flawed ideas that would be questioned and rejected if proposed in a public institution. Since early obedience to your parents is religiously and ethically commanded, the values privately taught from one generation to another are not challenged the way they would be in a public arena. Misconceptions are inherited without any means to challenge their authority or legitimacy. The most basic
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