[ WP ] All of school is done at once . No going home , weekends , breaks , etc .

`` School'' was a single, grey, rectangular tunnel approximately 100 miles wide and 2600 miles long. It resembled a military hanger on the outside and ran across the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Children from all over Europe would stand in lines at the entrance for weeks, preparing themselves to study. They would embark at Liverpool, sit down at their desks as fresh faces toddlers of all nationalities and the conveyor belt would edge them ever close to being spat out into the New World, mature, educated and ready for work. School had a 60 % success rate, those who could not keep up with the conveyor belt were left behind. There were windows every 400 miles. Fluorescent lights lit the rest of the way. Tests were taken every 100 miles, any student who failed was left behind. Subjects were taught from drop down screens and screens built into their desks. There was no talking at school. Students who talked were left behind. There was a small adaptation centre in the last few miles of the tunnel, where children were taught about life in the New World, and assigned jobs based on their test scores. Suicide was a problem. Adapting was difficult for most and impossible for others. In spite of this The New World flourished. The educated population responded well to the annual satisfaction survey. That is what they had been taught, after all. All major industries were seeing larger and larger turnovers and crime was at an all time low. Children were not permitted in the New World. Any child found in the New World was swiftly and quietly removed. The educated population worked until they passed away, forever being replaced by the steady stream of enthusiastic graduates from School. A cycle had been created. After it's moderate success, the council responsible for making changes and improvements to the school system was disbanded, and the conveyor belt was left to roll.
