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Sweden's elite boarding schools and the tradition of 'kamratfostran'
Original: Sweden's wealthiest families, international diplomats etc. send their children to three expensive residential schools to
Sweden's wealthiest families and international diplomats send their children to three expensive residential schools to build future career contacts. The practice, known in Swedish as 'kamratfostran' or peer upbringing, has a long tradition. Critics describe it as harsh socialisation bordering on 'Lord of the Flies' penalism, with children learning hierarchy through difficult peer dynamics.
Why now: Debate over elite boarding schools and the harsh 'peer upbringing' culture has drawn fresh attention online.
SwedenLundsbergkamatfostranSwedish elite families
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- Sweden's wealthiest families, international diplomats etc. send their children to three expensive residential schools to cultivate future career contacts. They have a long tradition of "peer upbringing", Sw. kamratfostran. This largely consists of Lord of the Flies pennalism… · mrundkvist@archaeo.social · 17
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