A prison by any other name: The tyranny of the modern-day 'education' system

I want you to imagine, for a moment, that the government introduced a new law demanding that all adults between 30-45 were forced to go back to school as part of a 'refresher' education course.

Adults would study and regurgitate the information deemed most relevant by the state, with examinations at the end of each year to assess how well they'd memorised and processed the information. Failure to attend class, or problems with punctuality and timekeeping, would result in punishment to instil respect for authority and obedience to teachers.

Adult students who questioned the authority of the teachers would be forced to attend after-school detentions to correct and realign their behaviour. Students who were distracted and struggled to pay attention in class would be prescribed state-approved drugs to cancel out any unnecessary mind chatter and distractions, with little to no concern for any harmful side effects.

Any student who refused to obey the law and rejected the government's refresher program would be sentenced to prison, or fined heavily.

Sound crazy?

What's crazy is forcing children, who enter this world as naturally inquisitive, playful, and infinitely imaginative human beings, to endure the tyranny of the modern-day 'education' system described above, with absolutely no consideration or respect for the child's individual free will or freedom of choice. If it would not be right to force adults to attend school, what gives us the right to impose such tyranny upon children - the most vulnerable and impressionable members of society? What kind of example are we setting for children when we strip them of their sovereignty from the very moment that they are able to start critically processing and analysing the world around them?

The biggest lesson taught in school isn't maths, English or science; it is that obedience is a virtue and failure to obey authority results in punishment. Children are taught to equate right and wrong with how well they obeyed the authority figure in the room, rather than using their own inner compass -- their conscience -- to decide for themselves. There is little to no emphasis on free thought or critical thinking, and children are taught what to think, not how to think. One is infinitely more valuable than the other, for obvious reasons.

The modern-day education system is one of the strongest forms of indoctrination that still goes largely unquestioned by the general public. The thought of children not attending school is simply unfathomble for most parents, despite the fact that our species has learned and adapted for thousands of years without any such institution.

The state should have absolutely no involvement in any child's education or development. We send our children off to be taught what to think by the government, and they come out the other side as cogs in the wheel, perpetuating a system of tyranny and eventually passing it on to their children. The biggest lesson taught in school is to obey authority, and it has poisoned the minds of our children and almost completely destroyed their ability to think critically. Voluntary education is key; not forced schooling and indoctrination by authority figures.

Thank you for your time and attention.