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Intro: The Weight of a Test Paper
Every single time I held a test paper in my hands, I really felt greater than just an examination of expertise. A solitary grade brought the weight of judgment– of who I was, how “successful” I might be, and where I belonged in the social order.
It was never practically answering concerns appropriately. It was about confirming my worth within a system that measured and classified every action I made. Commonly, I didn’t feel like a student whatsoever. I really felt much more like an overdue– a body that had in some way stopped working to satisfy the assumptions of the system.
And this is where Michel Foucault’s ideas struck me with uncomfortable quality: possibly institutions and jails are not as various as we picture. Both institutions self-control, monitor, and stabilize people. Both create obedient bodies, built to offer the requirements of society.