tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post3583908251600982505..comments2023-03-28T07:34:53.750-04:00Comments on You Can Write, But You Can't Hide.: Social GrumblingVollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-79351404941928974232008-05-16T19:13:00.000-04:002008-05-16T19:13:00.000-04:00Yes, I think you articulated this better than I co...Yes, I think you articulated this better than I could. It wasn't like this before the Reagan administration -- my high school experience was quite different. I remember once a rep from the NYCLU (I grew up on LI) came to our school and said that one of a student's fundamental rights was the right to make a mistake. I recall some of my classmates scoffing at this, saying it made no sense. But Vollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316058.post-60703346834106688632008-05-16T18:06:00.000-04:002008-05-16T18:06:00.000-04:00I think part of what is meant by the "school to pr...I think part of what is meant by the "school to prison pipeline" is that children are moved from one big, punitive institution to another. For some kids, school isn't a place where you learn new things and occasionally even enjoy it; it's a place where you always seem to be getting in trouble. <BR/><BR/>In NYC, there is a huge police presence in some of the public schools, complete with metal PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com