Deschooling Society

Ivan Illich

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tapanjkNov 12, 2023

I am reading Deschooling Society [1] by Ivan Illich, published in the early 1970s. Even though I do not agree with everything he says, he does make some compelling arguments. [1] https://archive.org/details/DeschoolingSociety

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yotamoronSep 2, 2017

'Deschooling society' by Ivan Illich.

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schlagetownNov 9, 2015

Watchmen (Alan Moore) Origins of Form (Christopher Williams) Starship & The Canoe (Kenneth Brower) The Size of Lumber (Nicholson Baker) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shunryu Suzuki) Deschooling Society (Ivan Illich) Moby Dick (Herman Melville) Bolo'Bolo (P.M.) Le Ton beau de Marot (Douglas Hofstadter) Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (James Lovelock) Mouse or Rat: Translation as Negotiation (Umberto Eco) Neuromancer (William Gibson) The Intelligent Investor (Benjamin Graham) Don Quixote (Miguel Cervantes)

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