So many of the divisions and false notions of social order we cling to as adults are entrenched in the culture of public education. We want to take our next step in challenging that culture, and we ask for your help in helping us capture and share counter-narratives to today's test-addled, pop notions of schooling.
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School: An institution that prepares young people for a life of freedom and democracy without letting them partake in either.
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10 months ago, I quit school to get a Real Life and Education.
In School, I….
- was constantly stressed.
- didn’t have to time to relax or be with my family.
- was told I was stupid by teachers and their grades.
- wasn’t really learning.
Now, I …
- am happy and helathy.
- have control over my time.
- know I’m smart.
- feel good about myself.
- am learning, living, and loving it!!!
I OCCUPY EDUCATION!
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I Occupy Education by helping to bring communities together through helping us understand our similarities rather than only focusing on our differences! I work in an environment where not all of my ideals mesh with the standards of the company, but I see HOPE and I SPEAK POWER to that HOPE, and I BELIEVE I am transforming community education every day!!!
I Occupy Education by not forgetting those INSIDE and OUTSIDE of the system, both educators and students, praying for their freedom, so that their own thoughts, their own voice, might reclaim what their heart is already telling them what they already know.
I Occupy Education by PROMOTING Progressive Learning to future educators. I do this by speaking its voice, writing its narrative, and by living its truth. I believe in its necessity, for the betterment of America and the betterment of the world.
I will always Occupy Education by standing up for the type of learning that transforms people and not capitalist agendas. I will always Occupy Education if it means working to improve how we all learn and will learn and who we can learn from, both in the present, the past and the future.
I Occupy Education. I am the Holistic Education. The Progressive Educator. The Community Educator. The 99% Educator. I am ME!
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Parents Occupy Piccolo school in Chicago for 24hrs on Fri/Sat Feb. 17th-18th. They won a meeting with the Board of Education to discuss alternatives to turnarounds, and they ended their occupation (so far).
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Whether I shall be the hero of my school life, or whether that station will be held by anyone else I cannot tell. All I can say is I am Devoted and Dedicated to my education. That is WHY I OCCUPY!
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I Occupy Education because they say we don’t CARE. We proved them all wrong with Occupy High!
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I Occupy Education because I think!
Engaged
Development
Unique
Creative
Active
Talent
Interesting
Occupy
Nonviolence
Love Education!
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- Ive seen locked doors open due to my education
- I want to see money equally distributed to ALL schools, no matter that location of the institution or the race of the student body.
- innovatively injecting education into the minds of the youth will cripple “the cycle”
- We live in a society where operating without one is extremely dangerous
- I want my kids and all their friends to be contributing members of society
- Ignorance is not bliss, more like poison.
- If we all occupied education”their” efforts in oppressing us would be a lot more strenuous on their behalf.
I OCCUPY EDUCATION
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From a student at Occupy High…
I occupy Education because I am the future, the pillars of society.
We are the future, the pillars of society.
The good and the great of humanity comes out of whether we have a good educational system.
Occupy Edu
Because I love to learn.
I occupy edu because I need to be educated.
And I got 99 reasons why!
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From a student at Occupy High…
Don’t analyze me. Inspire me. I occupy my education!
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I occupy education by teaching in a mindset, “The Secret W6” (don’t ask, ‘cos if you need to you aren’t a member) where the demands of the “Curriculum” come second, third or last to the importance of discussing What Really Matters.
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