Posted on 5/19/03 3:22 PM, John R. Hiner Jr. at
johnhiner1@comcast.net wrote:
JH:
Is the idea of 'school' itself something that should be
done away with?
BE:
Yes, "school" in the sense of:
1) doing something because you are told to,
2) bowing to an authoritarian power,
3) doing something for a futue reward.
Illich in 'Deschooling Society' makes a big point of
'conviviality,'living in joyous collaboration with
others. He uses he forced and controlled mode of
living for the future as the major illness
of school and of society. If you define school
differently it does not solve the problem.
IMHO
Bill
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I particularly like the first sentence. How wonderful if everyone could live in joyous collaboration with others! I think that's really what I'm passionate about - people living in joyous collaboration with others!!