The pupil is ... 'schooled' to confuse teaching with learning, grade a…

Ivan Illich
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The pupil is ... 'schooled' to confuse teaching with learning, grade advancement with education, a diploma with competence, and fluency with the ability to say something new. ✨ Ivan Illich (1970). The Dawn of Epimethean Man, and Other Essays
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