Srila Prabhupada on Education

Prabhupada:No they say, they simply give primary education (indistinct) they can read, that's all. And (indistinct). They don't send because everyone knows that sending boys to the school means spoil them. That's all. I have seen intelligent boys, they go to school and he is spoiled. Yes, spoiled. He learns how to smoke, how to have sex, how to talk nonsense, how to use knife, how to fight, these things. At least at the present moment. Yes. Simply slaughterhouse, this so-called school is called slaughterhouse. Yes, slaughterhouse.

Room Conversation -- July 9, 1973, London

Prabhupada:Why should the parents not feel attachment for their children, that is natural. But our affection is not simply sentimental, we offer our children the highest opportunity to become trained up in Krsna consciousness very early so as to assure their success in this life to go back to Godhead for sure. That is real affection, to make sure my child gets back to Godhead, that is my real responsibility as a parent. And I have seen that Gurukula offers this opportunity more than any other place anywhere.

Letter to: Satyabhama,Hyderabad 23 Mar, 1973

Prabhupada: contd… So these big,big universities, allowing everyone to come and join school, college – simply wasting time and unemployment.

Contd… M.A., Ph D. (Bengali) “To kill a mosquito, bring a gun.” (laughter) Nonsense education. I don’t like that education. All right.

                                                                   Gurukula Inspection, June 29, 1977, Vrindavana

Prabhupada: Yes. Gurukula. Gurukula education.
contd…
Ramesvara : Material science as well as spiritual science?

Prabhupada: No.No,no. There is no need of so-called material science – how to kill children in the womb. These things will be kicked out. Nonsense.

                                                    Room Conversation, January 21, 1977, Bhuvaneshwar