Over the years, I have been writing about misconceptions regarding the schooling process. The purpose of these posts is to explain why I disagree with various comments that I have heard people make about schooling. These are meant as personal thoughts rather than conclusive proof, and I will admit that I'm not always the best at explaining my thoughts. Regardless, I have decided that I should be willing to share these posts when I encounter someone online who makes an argument that I have already discussed.
As I have stated before, my teachers utilized emotional abuse as their primary motivational tool. On multiple occasions, I caught myself instinctively taking deep breaths as a coping mechanism. Going to school is one of the most unhealthy things I have done in my life.
It's not just me. Studies have shown that suicide rates for school-aged children tend to track the school year. I'm pretty sure I know the reason.
How about school shootings? Most shooters have ties to the schools they attack. I don't believe that's mere coincidence.
Chronic absenteeism has been tied to mental health issues. That should already be obvious. We have also heard that some of these students have developed a fear of the schools. One of the reasons for chronic absenteeism is resistance to a harmful situation.
Overwhelmingly, we insist that we need to address chronic absenteeism by finding ways to get children to return to the schools they were already attending. Keep in mind that these schools can and occasionally do have lethal consequences. I will not support pushing chronically absent students to return to the schools that are killing them.
If a school harms a child, that child should have the right to leave. The best solution to chronic absenteeism is not to push children back into the same school. We need to give them options. We need to ensure that all children not only have the right to pursue an education, but they need the right to pursue a healthy education.
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