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His account of the 9th grader reminds me of the advice to punch out the toughest looking guy in the room on your first day of prison to establish a reputation o
by brianmwang 16y ago
His account of the 9th grader reminds me of the advice to punch out the toughest looking guy in the room on your first day of prison to establish a reputation of unfuckablewithness.
- draebek 16y agoAgreed. My next question is: why are our _schools_ comparable to prisons in this way? Is it really such an inescapable facet of human nature? Why can't we change the culture of school such that, at least while you're actually _in_ school, you're focused on being the smartest person you can be and not looking over your shoulder?
- jcromartie 16y agoIt's because they are both institutions founded on compulsory incarceration where rules and regulations reign supreme over common sense and human decency. At least, I think that might have something to do with it.
- jacoblyles 16y agoYou'd have to be some sort of dangerous, crazy teabagger to suggest that kids and parents should have the right to choose a school that they like.
- SapphireSun 16y agoSimple reason: You're required to be there. In the rest of life, you can quit your job, move, and find a better crowd of people. It will always turn into lord of the flies if you throw a bunch of (truly) random people together who don't depend on each other and force them to deal with it day after day.