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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, where centuries of tradition hold that pupils are raised by their peers rather than adults. This practice, known in Swedish as 'kamratfostran' or peer upbringing, is described by critics as harsh 'pennalism' — ritualised hazing of younger pupils by older ones — likened to Lord of the Flies, yet valued by elite families for building future career contacts.
Why now: The comparison of elite boarding school culture to Lord of the Flies-style hazing is drawing attention and debate.
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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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