Is School a Prison?

Poem: “We Real Cool,” by Gwendolyn Brooks 

Statement of the Whole:  Comparison is a valuable and powerful form of education.  In this episode Jason and Steve take on a common student comparison: school is too much like a prison.  Is this true?  To what extent?  Should we do anything to change the comparison?  Why are questions a bad thing to ask in prison?  Join them in the exercise yard to a lap or two around this topic. 

Resources:  We could not help noticing that this topic is being considered by others in various places.  The following might further your thinking on this topic. 

Foundation for Economic Education article 

New York School Talk post 

Business Insider article