| This is sometimes too dramatic but does alright: https://www.historytools.org/school/why-do-schools-look-like... >During the 19th century Industrial Revolution, reformers explicitly modeled public schools after factories to habituate youth to regimented workplace environments. >Cell-like classrooms with regimented rows of desks >Rigid schedules and rules to control movement >Obedience to authority figures >Conformity and standardization >In the 20th century, disciplinary issues led architects to also incorporate prison elements >Enclosing perimeter fences up to 10 feet high >Locked or monitored gates limiting entrance/exit >Surveillance cameras blanketing hallways and grounds >Metal detectors >Mesh covered windows preventing exit attempts >Sparse and durable interior materials resistant to damage >Currently over 17% of schools possess 10 or more of these. Their prevalence continues rising yearly. The article goes on but this should hopefully be illustrative of my point. |