Surviving Capitalism (Not) : De-Manufacturing Consent: The Notion of School as a Mechanism of Control

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, August 2, 2013

De-Manufacturing Consent: The Notion of School as a Mechanism of Control

Click here to access a 7:49m preview of a one hour audio recording from Boiling Frogs featuring a discussion about this topic with author Laurette Lynn and former high school teacher Guillermo Jimenez.

As a subscriber I have thus far listened to most of the discussion, and I highly recommend it especially for those of you who are parents and at the point of giving up on local schools. The discussion initially focuses on what is wrong with public education; and following that, Lynn offers some good ideas about alternatives for parents to educate their children.

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