On School as a factory of Boredom and Laughter Cover Image

O szkole jako fabryce nudy i śmiechu
On School as a factory of Boredom and Laughter

Author(s): Karol Motyl
Subject(s): Education, School education, Social psychology and group interaction, Sociology of Education
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: school; metaphor; factory; boredom; laughter

Summary/Abstract: The text is an attempt to describe the school in the metaphor of the factory. Seen from this perspective, the automatism, repeatability, predictability and cyclicality are a source of boredom. Boredom is a complex problem, that causes different pupils reactions, like withdrawal and aggression. In the text also is described a reaction associated with a laugh.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 141-165
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish