Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Schooling and the 13th amendment

Amendment XIII
Section 1.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Teachers try to control the lives of students. This might not fit the conventional views of slavery, but it is definitely a factor in my reasoning when I refer to the present as an era of mental slavery. I will be too nice to the schools and let them slide. Involuntary servitude is a little more straightforward.

Children are not generally provided with options regarding school attendance. They are forced to go against their will. While in attendance, teachers force them to perform certain tasks.

An argument can be made that doing schoolwork is serving a teacher. This is because the student is performing an action purely for the purpose of filling the teacher's demands. Again, I'm going to go after an easier argument.

Most schools have some form of community outreach. Instead of reaching out themselves, they prefer to exploit their students. An example of this would be an elementary school concerts. Ultimately, students are forced to work for the benefit of the teachers. Personally, I consider this to be a form of child slavery.

The schools are clearly in violation of the 13th amendment. Just forcing kids to attend the schools is likely in violation. Their community events, however, are undoubtedly illegal.

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