“Let’s face it, you’ve heard it before and have probably said it yourself, school sucks! I first said it when I was eight years old and I’ll say it again today. From the very first day of first grade onward I can still recall the dull atmosphere and senseless, mind numbing work, briefly interrupted by an hour on the playground, where it was not uncommon to encounter a bully with their own set of plans for me…”
Brett Veinotte, of http://www.edu-lu-tion.com and the School Sucks podcast series. Brett is an educator whose ambition it is to put an end to public/government-controlled education.
Critical Thinking Question: Imagine a very small group people trying to exercise power and control over a very large group of people. How dangerous would this situation be for the small group if they lacked the tools to control the thinking of people in the much larger group?
Topic:
Introducing the three aims of public education:
blind obedience, assimilation, and the surrender of self-ownership
February 3, 2010 | Posted by Administrator 
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