If you've been through what's known as the Prussian education system, it probably felt like being in prison – solid walls with a stern guard cosplaying as a teacher and a 5-minute break once every 45 minutes. Even going to the bathroom to relieve bodily functions was a privilege that had to be granted by the guard. Nobody cared if you had learned anything except when it came time to punish your inability for rote memorization. But, what if I told you your teachers were just as miserable as you?
You could imagine that your teachers have been through the exact same education system you have and that they intentionally returned to it to make it better. Instead of moving on with their lives, these brave souls decided to throw themselves headfirst into the ocean of screaming, raging, depressed, hormonal pre-teens and teens to try and make their lives just a sliver better.
Now here's my ingenious theory – the school system is designed to wrangle all these teachers in one place, snuff all hope out of them and also make sure they are shown broken down to the hopeful pupils who also think they can change anything as a demoralization tactic. Did I just write that? Yep, and I think there's ground to believe that's what a school is meant to achieve.
In a system where teachers roam the streets, they have to rely on the generosity of the masses and inevitably gather a zealous following. This following learns from the teacher and obeys him, becoming his small personal army. Naturally, this worries the government and seems like a threat. To dispose of the teacher, he's accused of corrupting the youth.
Instead of schools, these teachers use parks, public squares or whatever other public space is available. However, they tend to have a crowd gather around them, which can upset the government.