The protestant theory holds that children are unformed people  Only through literacy, education, rationality, self-control and the cultivation of shame can children be transformed into civilized adults  The romantic theory holds that the unformed is not the problem of children, but the malformed adults
Children are born with the abilities of frankness, understanding, curiosity and spontaneity, but these abilities are overwhelmed by literacy, education, rationality, self-control and shame
The protestant sect believes that children must be cultivated in order to become civilized adults