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		eli_gottlieb on Sept 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: School is a prison and damaging our kids I don't see any actual links between being able to run a competent government, being able to drive properly, and being inculcated to have "sit down and shut up" as your chief response to most of life.

anigbrowl on Sept 4, 2013 [–]

You can't say that living in civilized society doesn't require [the ability to sit down and shut up] at times.

...is a far cry from 'as your chief response to most of life.'

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