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It's fun to see how old that article is and that the ideas still apply! Power dynamics are not considered enough when people talk about education. My believe is that the more you balance the power dynamic, the more learning is prioritized over education.


For an even earlier account, see the learning networks described by Illich (1971) in the Deschooling Society [0].

[0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschooling_Society




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