school as prison - a few slides on the topic
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a couple of slides on the idea of the School-Prison PipelineTRANSCRIPT
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