How to say it in English? why uses "cattle"? not other animals?

牧童在牧牛(羊)時，通常將他們趕到草地上，
然後就自顧自的去忙自己的事，
放任牛隻自己吃草，而不去管他們，
這是放牛吃草的本意。

現在我們對孩子或學生的管教，如果採取的是~~
不理不睬、放任不管、自生自滅、自求多福、隨他去...的做法，
就說是『放牛吃草』！

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Similar terms should be either "laissez-faire education" or "laissez-faireism (in education)."

Tim

Thank you, Tim.



Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire (lɛse fɛr) or laisser-faire is short for "laissez faire, laissez aller, laissez passer," a French phrase meaning "let do, let go, let pass." from the French diction first used by the eighteenth century Physiocrats as an injunction against government interference with trade, it became used as a synonym for strict free market economics during the early and mid-19th century. It is generally understood to be a doctrine opposing economic interventionism and taxation by the state beyond that which is perceived to be necessary to maintain peace, security, and property rights. It also embodies free trade, namely that a state should not use protectionist measures, such as tariffs.

In the early stages of European and American economic theory, laissez-faire economic policy was usually contrasted to mercantilist economic policy, which had been the dominant system of the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, France and other European countries, during their rise to power.

The term laissez-faire is often used interchangeably with the term "free market." Some may use the term laissez-faire to refer to "let do, let pass" attitude for concepts in areas outside of economics.[1] Laisser-faire is associated with classical liberalism and libertarianism. It was originally introduced in the English language world in 1774, by George Whatley, in the book "Principles of Trade." Classical economists, such as Adam Smith and David Ricardo, did not use the term—Bentham did, but only with the advent of the Anti-Corn Law League did the term receive much of its present meaning.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laissez-Faire