peterward comments on Don't rely on the system to guarantee you life satisfaction - Less Wrong

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Comment author: peterward 21 February 2014 08:45:29PM -1 points [-]

Were it not the case the teachers are often the biggest bullies. On the contrary, IMO, it is the excessively authoritarian, prison-like model school follows that generates bullies.

Comment author: buybuydandavis 21 February 2014 10:25:43PM 2 points [-]

Prison is the better model for the whole institution, while Lord of the Flies is the model of the schoolyard.

I think there's a good correlation between people who think a pile of children makes for good socialization and people who ignore the overarching prison model of the institution as a whole.

But I really don't think it's the interaction with the Prison Guards that predominantly makes for bullying - it's the interactions in the prison yard.