I also think turning our schools into jails for young people doesn't help. It was dystopic during my time in school and it has somehow gotten even worse. Most

I also think turning our schools into jails for young people doesn't help. It was dystopic during my time in school and it has somehow gotten even worse. Most schools at this point are also running on fumes. It is constant triage and really exists as day-care more than actual education for many students. My experience growing up: You sit in a room full of other young people while listening to a burned-out teacher drone on for 8 hours a day. 9 hours if you want to do extracurricular. Add on organized sports, homework, volunteering, standardized test prep, and all the other things you need to do to get into a good college these days, and what time are young people actually supposed to create things? Personally, I am tired after 8 hours of a pretty great job every day. Imagine how exhausting SCHOOL is.