Virtually everyone seems to think, and perhaps it's because government schools have shaped us to think this way, that without the state forcing everyone into it, none of us would ever teach our kids to read, or basic numeracy, let alone things like astrophysics or Latin. But despite all that wide political agreement, maybe, just maybe kids don't even need to learn Latin. How would we ever know, though? Joining us to talk about education compulsion in this state is Professor Tawni Hunt Ferrarini.