I came across an old college paper.
I'd written it somewhere near 30 years ago. It was a review of the book titled "Deschooling Society" by Ivan Illich for an education course I was taking. While a complete synopsis of the ideas in the book would take entirely too long, the thrust of the idea in the book is that individuals and not institutions should be in charge of the education of society.
In my conclusion I'd written that while Illich's ideas appeal to those of us who place a high value on learning, I remain convinced that the majority of individuals in society are interested in little more than having enough to eat and when they will next have sex. I see little evidence, particularly in the last few weeks, to suggest I might have been wrong about that all those years ago.
In my conclusion I'd written that while Illich's ideas appeal to those of us who place a high value on learning, I remain convinced that the majority of individuals in society are interested in little more than having enough to eat and when they will next have sex. I see little evidence, particularly in the last few weeks, to suggest I might have been wrong about that all those years ago.