I don't need to. My children can read, and they have library cards. They can check out books that will explain those concepts, and then they can check out more that will discuss whether the Reformation and the Enlightenment were a net gain or loss for humanity, and how ten different authors feel about Imperialism.
A child (or an adult) with good reading comprehension and a library card is a free educational agent, with no restrictions on what he can learn other than his own will. It's the difference between "schooling" as a tool of the state, and Education as the passion of a life.
Well said!
Well said!
And as another wise woman stated it,"It's the difference between schooling as "filling an empty bottle," and education as "lighting a fire."