Public School and Inequality

Forced schooling is creating needless division

Public school is responsible for creating the impression in the hearts and minds of young children that inequality is socially pervasive.

Because children are coerced into being “educated” it creates a lasting resentment toward the false hierarchy that exists in high school but not in the real world.

In the real world people are free to associate with anyone, and usually choose to do so with people they consider their equals.

In school people are forced to associate with everyone, usually with people they consider jocks, bullies, brown nosers, nerds, screw offs, slackers, or snobs.

This forced association gives the misleading impression that the real world is governed by the same oppressive hierarchies found in public schools.

But in civil society no such hierarchy exists.

In the real world no one really cares what others do as long as people aren’t being directly harmed by the negligence of someone else.

And at work an individual’s success is usually met with nonchalance or outright indifference, rather than the gloating nastiness that exists in the halls of high schools.  For in the world of work success isn’t something to idly celebrate but to proactively work to continue.  And it isn’t easy.

Yet for many, in school, continued success is indeed relatively effortless particularly due to lax standards.  And this low bar set by the forced schooling profession programs children to think that anytime they fail its due to some hidden inequality rather than personal incompetence or lack of effort.

Thus only when parents and children have education choice will true equality prevail.

Zigmund Reichenbach holds a M.A. in Philosophy from West Chester University.  You can find him stirring up conversation in his Talk Politics Facebook group or you can follow him on Twitter @zreichenbach1.  If you too want to talk politics subscribe to our Talk Politics YouTube to be notified when our discussion goes live every Wednesday at 8:30PM.