Stop Stealing Dreams (what is school for?) - Seth Godin

about the power of choice and free speech—could the school as we know it
survive?
What happens when the connection revolution collides with the school?
Unlike just about every other institution and product line in our economy,
transparency is missing from education. Students are lied to and so are parents.
At some point, teenagers realize that most of school is a game, but the system
neer acknowledges it. In search of power, control and independence, administrators
hide information from teachers, and vice versa.
Because school was invented to control students and give power to the state, it’s
not surprising that the relationships are fraught with mistrust.
The very texture of the traditional school matches the organization and culture
of the industrial economy. The bottom of the pyramid stores the students, with
teachers (middle managers) following instructions from their bosses.
As in the traditional industrial organization, the folks at the bottom of the school
are ignored, mistreated, and lied to. They are kept in the dark about anything
outside of what they need to know to do their job (being a student), and put to
work to satisfy the needs of the people in charge. Us and them.
The connection economy destroys the illusion of control. Students have the
ability to find out which colleges are a good value, which courses make no sense,