Re: Subject: students

["Cooper, John N" <jcooper@bucknell.edu>]

  Illich was here last year for a visit and I was dismayed to find him
disavowing much of what he wrote in Deschooling and its companion, Toward
a History of Needs.  Forced me to own what in that I think is true rather
sit at the foot of the guru.  Good learning experience. 

  John Cooper, Chemistry, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837-2005
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On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Mark Sylvester wrote:

> > > From: twayburn@juno.com (Thomas L Wayburn)
>
> > My analysis in quick step follows:
> >
> > (1) The schools are teaching lies, (2) the students are being
> > groomed to be cogs in a giant machine
> ...
> etc.
>
> Ivan Illich wrote about it years ago in "Deschooling Society".
> Paradoxically, he was one of the influences that made me think maybe I
> should become a teacher.
>
> Mark.
>
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