Schools in test of relevance

'Schools are designed on the assumption that there is a secret to everything in life; that the quality of life depends on knowing that secret; that secrets can be known only in orderly successions; and that
only teachers can properly reveal these secrets. An individual with a schooled mind conceives of the world as a pyramid of classified packages accessible only to those who carry the proper tags.' – Illich 1971.

In Ivan Illich's seminal, and for many, somewhat controversial 1971 book, "Deschooling Society", he challenges the structure and purpose of schools asking us to consider why we struggle to reimagine our schools.

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