HW 41 and 42 - Initial Internet Research on Schooling

Part A:

Puranjay."WhySchoolSucks".http://www.progressiveu.org/002359-why-school-sucks.February 10th, 2006

• This article was all about how school is such a "loath able place".It raises the hard questions like if school is a place to learn new things why our students hardly learning anything?, why cant the majority of things learnt in school be applied to the real world ? .This article is a students attempt to explain his own dreadful school experience but also make some points on how it could be improved on.

"Why Do I Hate Schoo?".http://www.school-survival.net/blog/p/why-do-i-hate-school/1490.November 12, 2009

• The article "Why Do I Hate School" , basically is a list of 14 Good Reasons why School Sucks & Things I Hate About School. Its weirdly insightful,things like"School makes everyone around you panic over the smallest little things that none of them (or anyone else) will care about a few years down the line. makes everyone around you panic over the smallest little things that none of them (or anyone else) will care about a few years down the line.", really get the thoughts rolling.

Grobstein,Rachel."Why School is Bad for Kids".http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/sci_edu/highschool.html. December, 1999.

• In this article Rachel Grobstein discusses "Why School is Bad for Kids".She sites the problem is a whole lot of young people living in a high packed, stressful day to day life's. With "incredible expectations and pressures" .Never getting to enjoy "life" because they our forced to be occupied with four hours worth of homework a night ,parents, friends, and what ever after school activities their involved in.

Gray,Peter."

“Why Don’t Students Like School?” Well, Duhhhh…"

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/200909/why-don-t-students-school-well-duhhhh.September 2, 2009

• “Why Don’t Students Like School?” Well, Duhhhh…" by Peter Gray is a article which go's in depth to why students don't like school.It gives a exact comparison to school and prison.Actually claiming their is no real difference

Bradner, Scott ,"The kids were right, school is a prison".http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/022105bradner.html.February 21, 2005.

• This article by Scott Bradner argues the point of school being like a prison. Arguing that school officials care more about keeping students in classrooms than teaching them. Calming that most school board our on their way to achieving it.

Carey,Kevin. Is Our Students Learning?.http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0609.carey.html.September 2006

School.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School#North_America_and_the_United_States. March 1, 2010

The benefits of higher education.http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/UniversityAndHigherEducation..March 4, 2010

Part B:

I would like to dive more into the idea of schools being like a "prison". I think it very interesting to explore the seamless pursuit of control and calm teachers and school officials see in the possible risk of crushing some of the aspects of children's and teens personalities and identities.