THIS is what actually goes on in public schools:
Rock paper scissors fight:
http://www.facebook.com/v/391174210836
Not only is this highly amusing, but also highly indicative of the actual learning that goes on in even the best schools we have.
At the public school I went to we normally just stabbed each other or for fun threw bins that were on fire at people. My brother was thrown through a 2nd floor window. He did not have too many of his bones broken.
What is so bad about it? Kids need to play, even highschool ones.
You went to Poly? You know, H.L. Mencken went there as well. I also live a few blocks from there...
they said we would have an unfair fun advantage
Yeah, I watched this video and enjoyed the community spirit of everyone there. So what if it wasn't intellectually challenging? It was good-natured play.
proxyamenra: At the public school I went to we normally just stabbed each other or for fun threw bins that were on fire at people. My brother was thrown through a 2nd floor window. He did not have too many of his bones broken.
Detroit?
Bogart - I agree, but the problem is that things like these happened all the time. My Spanish class, for example, consisted of 80% of the kids just making fun of the teacher to her face for her accent.
Just noting, nobody was being put down in this video; they were mocking rivals fighting seriously, only playing a lighthearted game of chance. Making fun of a teacher is a whole different thing. And so is being forced to do schoolwork against one's will. I'd rather see a school full of students doing things like in the video above than being forced to do things the adults consider beneficial.