Like I said, I love libraries. They have always have been an important part of my life. Growing up, they were places that a fanciful introvert like me could get away from my drab surroundings and encompass myself in countless worlds. As an adult who continues to be a media-hound, the… Read on
“Sadly, children’s passion for thinking often ends when they encounter a world that seeks to educate them for conformity and obedience only.” —bell hooks “Modern schools and universities push students into habits of depersonalized learning, alienation from nature and sexuality, obedience to hierarchy, fear of authority, self-objectification, and chilling competitiveness…. Read on
“Creating Learning Communities: Freeing Education to Create a Sustainable Cooperative Society” (Anna Jahns, Pathways to Family Wellness magazine) “[T]he system of education our children are being indoctrinated into today is fundamentally the same as it was 100 years ago, when it was designed to prepare factory workers for an industrial culture oriented toward manufacturing… Read on