John Taylor GattoWhen you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling.
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When you take the free will out of education, that turns it into schooling. However, when you ask if someone’s education is schooling, the answer is always no. When you ask if someone’s education is schooling, the answer is always no. The idea that someone’s education should be a product or a commodity is absurd.
Education should be a process where a person learns what they need to know to become a better person. Education should not just be about placing people into certain types of jobs—it should be about preparing people for the lives they want to live and helping them find ways to accomplish those goals.
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