As a former high school teacher, I need to respond to this statement. First, your sentence is a bit awkward. Do you mean to say that "school" is the only place to learn? Or did you mean to say that "school" is a place to learn only the material presented?
Second, some "material" that is being presented is not worth learning, and is presented to evoke thought and questions.
School is a place where learning takes place. We hope that learning can be directed and focused. But we also hope that a student might actually learn more than any teacher could have foreseen.
The tee-shirt and pamphlets presented a wonderful opportunity for learning. What a shame that no one in that "school" saw all the benefits of free speech as related to our founding documents, of controversy, of science, of psychology, of sociology, of all the many writings and debates possible because of this young man's point of view.
The place seems to have been taken over by uninformed, cowardly cretins. Our country is in very serious trouble.
MSSC6644, I love what you said about teaching (see post #11). If there were more teachers in our schools like you we would not be in such trouble as a nation. We thatnk God for teachers like you!
I feel a huge problem with our schools is this:
"Officials fear other students will object"
The officials should not fear students. Teachers either. There just isn't any respect for teachers by the students. Parents are the reason.
I pulled my teen out of high school 2 yrs ago because the kids ruled the classes. Nothing got taught. It's a shame.