Public schools are also places where people can meet people from all walks of life. Maybe it's the only place you experience physical violence, but it's also t

Public schools are also places where people can meet people from all walks of life. Maybe it's the only place you experience physical violence, but it's also the only place most people experience true diversity in. I thinl social aspect of schools is the most important thing: kids learn how and where they fit in a society, no matter how artificially bound it is in school years. And it's wrong to say people don't experience bullying after school: it may not be physical, but plenty of bad colleagues and managers to go around. Understanding social dynamics among a group of different people is crucial to going through life later on.