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> school is a prison camp used by vested interests to teach American citizens from a young age that they have no rights and to stymie any sort of real intellect
by droithomme 14y ago
> school is a prison camp used by vested interests to teach American citizens from a young age that they have no rights and to stymie any sort of real intellectual development
There's a pretty strong argument made that that is actually the case and its intentional, backed by actual history.
Have you read The Underground History of American Education? It's extremely interesting and well referenced. Read it free here, or get the print book on amazon if you like. http://johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm http://johntaylorgatto.com/chapters/index.htm
- vacri 14y agoSo the equivalent amount of schooling in all other industrialised nations is a separate thing? It's just in the US that it was engendered as a prison camp? There's a fair amount of tinfoil in that claim.
- unimpressive 14y agoFor what it's worth, I did once read in a (To me obviously left leaning.) textbook that the nation-state and nationalism were invented by France through the use of something approximating the modern school system. I searched the web, but couldn't find another source for you. Sorry.