Our ways of seeing are democratic. Unfortunately, they are not bureaucratic. Except in rare circumstances, I no longer believe that it is possible to be both, because when it becomes bureaucratic the struggle is not about pedagogy, it's about power. About who controls the activities that occur in schools. About who controls who participates in American society. About who controls the power base of the twenty-first century. Denny Taylor
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The leaders of the past and present have viewed the universe in their own ways. The reason is simple: We each see according to our own lights. If we wish to change the world, we must change our way of seeing. And the only way to do that is by virtue of democratic means, not bureaucratic. If we continue to see the universe in our own way, no one will ever be able to change it.

Source: From The Childs Point Of View

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