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

Deschool Yourself with Zak Slayback and Jeff Till

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.