These types of schools are extreme, but they also exist. Schooling as a source of freedom or oppression can be found in school funding, student labeling, and curriculum standards. Some students have used school as a source of freedom, as a result, I have seen others, see school as an obstacle. Both have affected lives positively and negatively. School funding has been so disproportionate that additional legislation has been passed to fund disadvantaged schools. School is a source of freedom, if your school is adequately funded. Schools that educated students with the most modern equipment, the most qualified educators, and a great support system, education was freedom. Freedom that will qualify you for the best opportunities. My first year of teaching was with the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System, Charlotte, NC. The school had a PTA budget of over a million dollars. In addition to appropriate state and federal funding, the school may designate such resources. This school was an "A" school and received numerous awards. On the contrary, if your school does not have adequate ones