At work, you're by and large subject to the laws of the country, not a mix of arbitrary "policy" dreamed up to keep administrators out of trouble and the law of

At work, you're by and large subject to the laws of the country, not a mix of arbitrary "policy" dreamed up to keep administrators out of trouble and the law of the strongest and most violent. For example: If you are assaulted on work grounds, you have a right to self-defense which will be respected by the police, who will show up, as opposed to being punished the exact same as the person who committed the assault by a school administrator who has decided that Zero Tolerance/Fight-Free Schools means everyone who is involved in an altercation is automatically equally guilty. > I think we need more classes specifically around teaching coping skills and learning how to interact with others. This is a good thought, but it runs up against the fact it would involve teaching students to stand up to arbitrary and capricious authority, which is the strategy a number of teachers use to maintain class order. Being able to cope and interact with the world necessarily entails being able to push back against the worst abuses of many school systems, religious organizations, and, yes, to some extent work environments.