“What is learned in high school, or for that matter anywhere at all, depends far less on what is taught than on what one actually experiences in the place.” MatterSchoolTaughtDependsHigh School Book:Coming of Age in America Source: Coming of Age in America
“The atmosphere [in the school lunchroom] is not quite that of a prison, because the students are permitted to talk quietly, under the frowning scrutiny of teachers standing around on duty, during their meal-they are not supposed to talk while standing in line, though this rule is only sporadically enforced.” SchoolLinesEducationTeacherStudentsDutyStandingPrisonAtmosphereMealsScrutinyFrowningSchool LunchStanding In Line Author:Edgar Friedenberg