> sitting at school for 25 hours a week School is closer to a prison than to a place where one can be creative and build things. There is historical context w

> sitting at school for 25 hours a week School is closer to a prison than to a place where one can be creative and build things. There is historical context why schools are designed and operated in this way: it creates factory workers that follow instructions, not critical thinkers. Of course, there are schools that use more humane pedagogical methods, but they are the exception.