Anti-School Resources
Arnold
Note: None of these sites are mine, I just think they're useful
resources and that more people should know about them.
Lots of young people hate school. Lots of older people still hate
school. Does that mean people who hate school are doomed to "flip
burgers the rest of their lives"? Nope. Just because someone hates
school doesn't mean they hate learning - in fact, often people hate
school precisely BECAUSE they love learning - school is so boring it
gives learning a bad name.
If you're stuck in school, and your parents won't let you get out and
try something else, don't despair! There is some fun to be had in school...
Rise Against Terrible Schools - Resources
http://rats.school-survival.net/clubs/resources/
Protest guides, survival guides, underground zines, psychological warfare.
How to cheat at school
http://defeatschool.freesuperhost.com/
Guides on hiding crib notes in tests, scantron cheating, how to do
projects quickly, and other stuff like essays and summaries.
School Survival
http://www.school-survival.net/
Support site for kids/teens who hate school, but can't drop out.
John Taylor Gatto
http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/
An ex-teacher who speaks out about the damage schools cause to kids and
society in general.
Get Free, Drop Out!
http://getfreedropout.tk/
This project was started by a few high school dropouts; we wanted to
build a resource and a network for other dropouts and any youth who want
to get out of school, but it quickly became something deeper.
Zero Tolerance Nightmares
http://www.ztnightmares.com/
This site publicizes the downside or evils of zero tolerance school
discipline policies. If you are experiencing a Zero Tolerance Nightmare
and feel that the publicity from this website could help your fight or
you feel that you have learned some valuable lessons that others should
know please Tell Your Story.
Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth (CAFETY)
http://cafety.org/
We work in support of protection for the human rights of youth in
punitive behavior modification boot camps, wilderness programs, and
'therapeutic' boarding schools.
Misled Youth Network
http://misled-youth.org/
Youth hold all the creativity, curiosity, and vitality of human nature
in a concentrated form. But from a very early age, we are forced into
narrow, limiting ways of thinking and being. If kids attempt to step out
of these formations, they are considered crazy or criminal or misled.
(site not done, but forums are active)
FORUMS:
http://www.misled-youth.org/forums/
http://www.school-survival.net/forums/
http://www.youthrights.org/forums/
http://www.oblivion.net/forums/
http://xliberationx.proboards29.com/index.cgi
MAILING LIST:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/schoolsurvival/
To join, send a blank email to schoolsurviv...@yahoogroups.com