Babies born out of wedlock were not treated well by the church, no matter their race. See the recent discovery in Ireland.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/03/mass-grave-800-children-found-underground-former-home-unmarried/

Compulsion and physical violence were commonplace in the education of children, even elite ones, until recently. Yes, "for their own good", "spare the rod, spoil the child". Compulsory, free education was arguably the first large-scale social engineering experiment.

As for the "final solution", it is unfortunate that the Nazi usage has tainted what was until then a pretty standard expression of optimism.