DSY 4 - The infliction of 15,000 hours of schooling

In this episode we go deep into what wounds and damages school likely had on you. Contents include: The grim reality of what it is and what it does Schooling’s history - Your own (and everyone’s) generational history Schooling’s true purpose in creating soldiers and workers - Indoctrination - Ruining critical thinking - Creating dependence The institutions that are fighting for it: - You parents - Your neighbors - Your peers - Your school system - The industrial and service economy - The government The ten lessons of schooling (note: write these in how they are inflicted upon the reader) Gatto’s seven lessons of school: - Confusion - Class position - Indifference - Emotional dependency - Intellectual dependency - Provisional self esteem - Constant surveillance (One can’t hide) Veinotte’s three lessons of school: - Apathy – Covered this one with Gatto’s indifference - Obedience - Conformity Other damaging effects (these could be reordered or categorized) How we learn and our relationship to knowledge will be covered next episode Limited viewpoints - History as government, presidents and war - Limited political/societal views - Controversy is avoided Bad use of time and a general inconvenience - Took away your ability to manage your own life and time - Ruined opportunity costs - A waste of time - Lack of sleep and exhaustion - Constricted vacation - Removal from family Controlled and Ruined Feelings - Lack of happiness - Boredom - Peer pressure - Stress - Bullying - Bad socialization and lack of individuation - Health, nutrition and safety Bad preparation for adulthood - Useless credentialing - The mandatory march to college - Extension of childhood and the postponement of adulthood - Limited or meaningless networking - No exposure to varying age groups and adults - Adults as authority only Did school even make you…? - Poorer or limited your ability to earn and have a relationship with commerce - Soldiering – Does school prep some to join the military.