School as training for prisonSome thoughts from thinkers online

School as training for prison

• Zero-tolerance policies

• Excessive policing

• Resource diversion

• Unequal sentencing

• High-stakes testing

• Institutional similarity

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School-to-

prison_pipeline

Image from

http://oaklandlocal.com/sites/default/files/i/incarcerat

ionSkoool.jpg

School as training for prison• Authoritarian structure

• Dress code

• Emphasis on silence and order

• Negative reinforcement

• Walk in lines

• Loss of individual automony

• Adbridged freedoms

• No input in decision making

• Set times enforced for walking, eating, etc.

From http://joyreactor.com/post/412446Image from http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kVuuxpHabdk/TcAwfwxvQ5I/AAAAAAAABHc/SUwnVQB7oHo/s1600/prison%2Bfor%2Bkids.jpg

School as training for prison

“The reason for these similarities has a lot to do with

the industrial revolution. 

“There was a big push way back when to create

efficient systems for  completing specific tasks. The

problem is that while efficiently designed  systems are

good for building Model T automobiles or taking apart

cows, they fall short when it comes to meeting human

needs.  

“The workers in the car-putting-together factories

and cow-taking-apart factories suffered a lot

from boredom and repetitive motion injuries.

“The kids in our factory model schools suffer too.”

From http://www.jeffajohnson.com/2012/01/schools-and-prisons-comparison.htmlImage from http://starvethematrix.com/~starvet0/images/work/kidfactory.jpg