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Title: The Paradox Of Extended Childhood - Check this out
Post by: MB_722 on August 09, 2008, 09:29:14 AM

http://www.altruists.org/static/files/Modern%20Childishness%20of%20Adults%20(John%20Taylor%20Gatto).mp3 (http://www.altruists.org/static/files/Modern%20Childishness%20of%20Adults%20(John%20Taylor%20Gatto).mp3)

click and play or right click and save as.

Title: Re: The Paradox Of Extended Childhood - Check this out
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on August 09, 2008, 12:42:05 PM

Good stuff, for a long time I've believed "Schooling" actually did more bad than good for most people.

It always seemed like the point was to break people.

I've been to Public School, Private School, and a Charter School in High school.  The Private and Charter Schools were a completely different experience.

Title: Re: The Paradox Of Extended Childhood - Check this out
Post by: MB_722 on August 09, 2008, 01:45:54 PM

best thing to be is an autodidact.

Title: Re: The Paradox Of Extended Childhood - Check this out
Post by: Eyeball Chambers on August 09, 2008, 02:23:42 PM

Quote from: MB_722 on August 09, 2008, 01:45:54 PM

best thing to be is an autodidact.

Autodidact through and through.   8)

Title: Re: The Paradox Of Extended Childhood - Check this out
Post by: Deedee on August 09, 2008, 07:33:23 PM

It was brilliant.  :) Don't think the speaker was aiming at doing away with a good education, but more or less the whole idea of trying hard surpassing actually accomplishing something. So who was he?

Title: Re: The Paradox Of Extended Childhood - Check this out
Post by: 24KT on August 09, 2008, 07:56:08 PM

Quote from: Deedee on August 09, 2008, 07:33:23 PM

It was brilliant.  :) Don't think the speaker was aiming at doing away with a good education, but more or less the whole idea of trying hard surpassing actually accomplishing something. So who was he?

Ironically, ...he is an educator.  :D  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taylor_Gatto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taylor_Gatto)