This week in class we talked a lot about the machine of life, accompanying Civil Disobedience and it’s commentary. In one section, author Henry David Thoreau states that men “serve the State, not as men mainly, but at machines, with their bodies”. Within our Seminar later on in the week, we discussed this metaphor, and the further implications of this way of thinking. In one instance, school was compared to the political and governmental machine Thoreau talked about. If you’ve read my last post, you already know that I agree with this sentiment. I began thinking about if personal defiance, as Thoreau mentioned, could help with this school mob-mentality. In my opinion, yes and no. While setting your own personal goals can change your perspective, your thoughts on your grades and stress of the future, but in the grand scheme of the school system, one person cannot change everything. While the government depends upon individuals to rule, and creates a system to fit around them, the school system creates its own intricate web of rules, and students try to fit into it. I don’t believe that the school system can be brought down by just one person. People have tried, you’ve heard about the one or two rebels who dropped out of school to perform real world things that they’re passionate about, but the system just keeps on going. No halt, no delay, just the continuation of the machine like practices that have already been on play.
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